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5 10, 2017

Lessons Learned from the Cleveland Indians’ Historic 22-Game Winning Streak

By |2020-10-01T20:36:31+00:00October 5th, 2017|Baseball, George Taninecz, Operations Improvement, Process Improvement, Thought Leadership|Comments Off on Lessons Learned from the Cleveland Indians’ Historic 22-Game Winning Streak

Five winning traits that any organization should strive to emulate.

3 10, 2016

The Art of Measurement

By |2017-02-09T19:20:00+00:00October 3rd, 2016|Alec Pendleton, Measurement, Thought Leadership|Comments Off on The Art of Measurement

by Alec Pendleton What do you measure in your business? Too often, the answer is: The wrong stuff. Many leaders simply look at the numbers their accountants or  software give them, without asking: What do I really need to monitor, so that we have opportunities for improved operations — and higher profitability? Paradoxically, when devising measurements to manage by, it’s typically a good first step to decide what NOT to measure. A great example of this can be found in retailing. A retailer doesn’t create value by manufacturing a product. Instead, a retailer creates value by having the right [...]

11 02, 2016

The Problem with Most Thought Leadership Today is Simple: It’s Godawful Boring

By |2016-12-21T23:37:20+00:00February 11th, 2016|John R. Brandt, Thought Leadership|Comments Off on The Problem with Most Thought Leadership Today is Simple: It’s Godawful Boring

It doesn’t seem to matter who publishes it, whether a big accounting or consulting firm, or a leading IT company. And it doesn’t much matter if it’s a white paper, a blog, an assessment tool, a LinkedIn post, or a tweet. Most thought leadership — which collectively costs billions of dollars to develop and distribute — seems crafted not to engage and not to offend. It’s just another checked box on the annual marketing plan. Here’s a typical example (fill in the blanks as you wish): In 2016, [choose from “leading, “savvy,” or “smart”] executives in the [insert economic [...]