Book Review: Go for Third - Leadership Lessons from the Softball Field to the Workplace by Derek Volk
- Book Review
- February 23, 2026

A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of October 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Leadership Failure: How Refusing to Be Wrong Hurts Teams and Innovation – Mark Graban explains true leadership isn’t about projecting infallibility–it’s about fostering a culture where mistakes are seen as
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of September 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. When You Do Lean, You Copy Toyota – Bob Emiliani explains that is not about copying Toyota but rather thinking and learning to come up with new ideas and methods
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of August 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Toyota’s Self-Criticism – Bob Emiliani explains that companies have difficulty replicating TPS because most leaders at all levels have the preconception “whatever is, is right,” which makes them resistant to
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of July 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Why Do You Manage the Way Others Manage? – Bob Emiliani discusses the failed leadership methods of others and shares an alternative way to be a better leader. A
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of April 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Strategy Digi-deployment – Bruce Hamilton shares a few potential (and common) pitfalls to avoid when digitizing your strategic deployment plan. Simplifying Lean – Bob Emiliani discusses the problems from
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of March 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. The Power of One Page – Pascal Dennis discusses the power one page has to enable quick effective communication when used to tell stories. Revolving Door Leadership – Bob
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