by Patrick Adams | Jun 9, 2023 | Articles, Learning
How do you know you are improving if you don’t know where you started? Let’s imagine I was feeling cold and I wanted it to be warmer in the office. After about an hour, how would we know its getting warmer? I could say I “feel” like its warmer....
by Patrick Adams | Jun 2, 2023 | Articles, Problem Solving
Craig Tedrow spent twenty-seven years at the same company. He was thinking about a career change. It was 2011, and at that time computer networking was all the buzz. He enrolled in a two-year program to become a computer networking professional. If you ask Craig, he...
by Patrick Adams | May 19, 2023 | Articles, Lean Leadership
Have you ever seen the illustration of the boat with more rowers on one side than another? Perhaps you saw the exaggerated one with no rowers on one side and the boat just goes in a circle. The basic premise is solid. The same holds true for twin engine boats. With...
by Patrick Adams | May 14, 2023 | Articles, Culture & Engagement, Learning
My favorite scenic part of the trip was our bus ride from Nagoya through the Central Alps (mountains) to Nagano, and then to Takasaki. The Japanese Alps have been used as a place of ascetic practice for Buddhists monks since ancient times. These towering ranges...
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,...
