by Patrick Adams | May 10, 2023 | Articles, Culture & Engagement, Learning
As I write to you this morning, I am enjoying my view of the Central Alps from the balcony in this traditional Japanese Ryokan. Our stay here has been very special and relaxing. The Ryokan has an Onsen, or hot spring, for its guest to enjoy as well. We travelled here...
by Patrick Adams | May 8, 2023 | Articles, Culture & Engagement, Lean Leadership, Learning
In 2019, I began conversations with Katie Anderson about her Japan Study Trip 2020. I was locked in for the trip and excited for the experience. Little did we know, Covid had other plans. The trip in 2020 was cancelled as was the trips for the next few years. However,...
by Patrick Adams | May 5, 2023 | Articles, Lean Leadership
I realized that planting the garden is really the easy part. Usually the plants we put in are small, if not just seeds. They can be placed in the soil with nothing more that a pencil pushed into the ground to create the hole, and a quick brush of soil to cover the...
by Patrick Adams | Apr 28, 2023 | Articles, Lean Leadership
I’ll admit it. I don’t celebrate my birthday anymore, and haven’t for a long time. Its not that I am unappreciative of achieving another year on this earth, I just don’t think I did anything important enough to achieve the milestone. Not to mention, birthdays at my...
by Patrick Adams | Apr 21, 2023 | Articles, Lean Leadership, Operational Excellence
What’s the worst thing that can happen? I’m sure many of us can come up with a dozen or so responses to that question. Too often we are held back by the countless things we imagine might go wrong when we think of proposing a new way of doing something. We stick with...
