A few years ago I volunteered to support the Continental Cup activities in Cleveland. This is an international sporting event that included 2500 youngsters from …
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Listen for the Silence Too
A majority of adult Americans do not vote in our elections. Why is that? Simply because they don’t believe their vote matters. They believe nothing …
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Swamp Monster Got Your Tongue?
An effective operation may have bad days, but they are a rarity. When you walk through operations, is the angst palpable? Clearly that swamp monster …
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Determining Your Speed of Change
Excerpted From: © 2021 Manufacturing Mastery: The Path to Building Successful and Enduring Manufacturing Businesses; Taylor & Francis, Author: Rebecca Morgan “I have long advised …
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Staying Busy is NOT the Objective
Your people are no doubt working hard to do a good job. The question is: Have you given enough structure for them to know what …
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Can Silos Be Aligned on Strategy?
Wouldn’t you love to see an organization that was fully aligned across all functional arenas? We talk about specific excellence, like Nordstrom and service or …
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Partnerships and Unilateral Changes
Partner. Relationship business. It all sounds so good. But then reality slaps you up the side of the head. In a true partnership, can one …
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Manufacturing Outputs For Your Future
We manufacturers know that we are responsible for the outputs of cost, quality, product performance and delivery; we also know that many others in our …
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Make Better Decisions
Do you ever say “what was she thinking!” in exasperation? Most of us do. And if we’re honest, we also ask “what was I thinking?” …
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Leveraging Diversity
Could your manufacturing company utilize a retiring Brigadier General who has led small and large international groups in theaters of war and in standing up …
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