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Apr
25

Leading Lean from the Middle

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Paul Yandell of Value Stream Focus was interviewed in the Business901 podcast, Transforming Lean thru Middle Managers. This is a transcription of the podcast.

Paul Yandell is a manufacturing and supply chain specialist with strong skills in identifying and eliminating waste and improving operational performance.  His particular strengths are building infrastructure to support turnaround and growth situations, building and leading teams in total quality environments and he is bilingual (Spanish).

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Dec
31

Progression of Economic Experience

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In this video, Joe Pine introduces the Progression of Economic Value, the foundational model for understanding the role of Experiences in the history of economics. It was first introduced to me in the The Experience Economy: Work Is Theater & Every Business a Stage by Pine and Gilmore. It is worth the time to hear the message direct from Joe Pine. 

 

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This is a five part afternoon series depicting the mindmaps that I have created on the books of Patrick Lencioni. His website and company, The Table Group offers additional information on these subjects.

This Mindmap was constructed during the listening of the book, The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable where the author explains how healthy companies can make themselves smarter, but unhealthy organizations squander intellectual advantage through infighting and cross-purposes.

4 Obssesions of an Extraordinary Executive

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