From the monthly archives:

July 2010

Setting Board Priorities

07.06.2010

GE’s Board of Directors from a couple of years ago. What should boards of directors be focused on? Strategy? People? Competition? There might be several choices that could receive votes that you could feel comfortable about. Would you feel comfortable knowing that the board’s top priority is keeping up with new regulation? That’s exactly what [...]

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When did you last read the Declaration of Independence?

07.04.2010

Every year Americans celebrate the 4th of July, but that’s only a date. The real name is Independence Day. It celebrates a fight against tyranny. A fight for independence and freedom. Americans should celebrate not just by flying a flag and having a BBQ, but by reading the Declaration of Independence. I believe we should [...]

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Voluntary versus Directed Activity

07.01.2010

In our next video in the Cultural Transformation Series, we discuss a solid leading indicator of your cultural impact. You want to see people picking up the tools and methods and using them on their own. You want to see voluntary involvement. Directed involvement is also a part of lean, but the ratio between voluntary [...]

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