Apparently, not many people wanted to admit that When Lean and Safety Meet, Lean Wins — but today many businesses are more cautious with Lean, thanks to Boeing. And here’s more good news! Recently, we learned that When Diversity meets Quality, Diversity wins. This time, it did not cost 346 lives, thanks to Boeing again! […]
Tag: organizational change
Boeing Lean Blowout: Losing It on the Fly
The news of loose bolts and other ‘installation issues’ in the grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jets is undeniably concerning. However, there is a silver lining to this revelation: I am confident that these appalling disasters are direct consequences of “lean” production, regardless of what it may be labelled at Boeing for political reasons. Ironically, […]
EXCELLENCE: The Subtle Art of Reframing Your Elephant
If Tom Peters had written Anna Karenina, he would have started the novel with the words: “All struggling companies are alike; each successful organization excels in its own way.” Achieving Excellence means different things to different companies, and therefore their strategies may vary. Except that in many cases, they don’t. Driven by a uniquely American […]
The Performance Triangle – Balancing Workplace Hygiene, Motivation, and Engagement
The Performance Triangle components – workplace hygiene, motivation, and engagement – shape organizational performance.
How to Measure Employee Engagement
Whether you are building a team from scratch or planning to improve the engagement of the existing team, you need to start measuring and monitoring employee engagement as soon as possible. This is Part 3 of “How to improve employee engagement”. Here you will learn why measuring employee engagement is important and how to set up […]
This Show Must Go Off!
My second encounter of the third kind with Rogers was shorter than the first – but appallingly useless.
Employee Engagement: Practical Steps to Take Now
This is Part 2 of “How to improve employee engagement”. In Part 1, we discussed “What is employee engagement” and how much it costs to not have an engaged workforce (more than you might imagine). In this part, we introduce the first practical steps you should take to improve your team’s engagement. While searching for […]
Google-Boggle
In the knowledge economy, large bloated organizations are not sustainable. Google is just one of them.
Unlocking Employee Engagement: Driving Productivity and Profits
As we enter the knowledge economy, forward-thinking leaders are increasingly looking to employee engagement as a key driver of sustainable productivity growth.
Learn more about employee engagement, its tangible benefits, and how to improve and measure it.
Why Transformation Projects Fail?
“Why do projects fail?” Whether you are a certified professional or just an accidental project manager – you’ve heard and answered this question before. Indeed, for as long as I remember myself, this subject has been so dear to the public at large that every business magazine and website would offer their recommendations. Google for […]