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Joining me for Episode #393 of the podcast is Woody Zuill, who does, per his website, “mob Programming workshops, talks and presentations on agile topics,” and he coaches and guides “folks interested in creating a wonderful workplace where people can excel in their work, and in their life.” I had a chance to meet Woody last year when […]
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On December 31, 2020, the transition period will end and United Kingdom will be out of the European Union. Brexit will be complete. But I fear the mess will be only starting. In this post I want to look at the impact of Brexit on supply chains. It won’t be pretty. Background A political gamble ... Read more
The post The Impact of Brexit on Supply Chains first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.Because it makes things small and personal -- and thereby helps to dispel Big Company Disease.
Big companies take themselves seriously. Laughter punctures the balloon and drenches things in the light of sanity.
For organizations big & small, I'd say "embrace your inner smallness".
I give a talk called "Everything I Learned I Learned in a Greek Restaurant"
People seem to like it.
Greek restaurants are the epitome of small, fast and funny.
Small and fast always beats big and slow.
That's it.
Pascal
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I'm excited that Episode #19 of my new podcast “My Favorite Mistake” is now released! You can listen to it (or watch it or read a podcast) via my MarkGraban.com website: Episode #19: Carrie Sechel on Making Partner and Leaving That “Comfortable Hell” My guest today is Carrie Sechel, who made partner at Deloitte, but realized […]
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So why do 80% of U.S. employees say they aren’t recognized enough for their contributions? 40% of employees say that they would put more energy...
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this… there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Healthcare — Creating Value for Patients Kaiser Permanente has been trialing an Advanced Alert Monitor where electronic data is monitored and alerts a central team when patients deteriorate. Use of real-time in-hospital alerts is associated […]
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"The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is their gray head." — Proverbs 20:29A young man who...
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I'm excited that Episode #18 of my new podcast “My Favorite Mistake” is now released! You can listen to it (or watch it or read a podcast) via my MarkGraban.com website: Episode #18: Audie Penn and His “Favorite Mistake” That Got Him Fired My guest today is Audie Penn, an operational performance consultant at Audie Penn Consulting […]
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Joining me for Episode #392 is Mike Leigh, the President of his firm OpX Solutions, LLC. Mike was one of the contributors, writing a chapter for our anthology book Practicing Lean. Some highlights from Mike's career, from his bio: Began his career as an officer in the US Navy in the late '80s, specializing in […]
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