by Patrick Adams | Jul 28, 2023 | Articles, Culture & Engagement, Operational Excellence
We live in a society that seems to have a day for everything: Measure your feet day, national handwriting day, national pie day, national rhubarb pie day, and even kiss a shark week. Yes, kiss a shark week is real! We have all these days on top of birthdays,...
by Patrick Adams | Jun 16, 2023 | Articles, Culture & Engagement, Operational Excellence
When I think of scope creep I immediately think of building a house. I know of no other example that illustrates scope creep better than what my wife and I went through 24 years ago. I know we were not alone when dealing with this unavoidable aspect of building our...
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,...
by Patrick Adams | Mar 31, 2023 | Articles, Coaching & Mentorship, Culture & Engagement, Operational Excellence
“A good coach always coaches to a leaders potential, not his current level of performance. A good leadership coach will see the potential in you and inspire you accordingly.” ~Andy Stanley If you’ve ever been coached, or acted as a coach, you know that...
