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 | Dec 17, 2022 | Articles, Lean Leadership, Learning, Strategy & Innovation
Wanting to succeed is a natural and worthy desire; but success does not always require struggle and suffering. It can be relatively painless, and done in such a way that you are having fun even when you’re working extremely hard. The key to unlocking effortless...
by Patrick Adams | Nov 19, 2022 | Articles, Change Management, Lean Leadership, Learning
While serving in the military, I was both trained and executed military planning and decision making. And here is the most important takeaway…. Have you ever heard the phrase: “No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy”? Military officers make...
by Patrick Adams | Oct 7, 2022 | Articles, Lean Leadership, Learning
While serving in the United States Marines Corps, I was taught a very important lesson: We needed to be prepared to go anywhere. At anytime. And the only way this was going to be possible, was to be an agile force. A thinking force. Conditions can change quickly on...
by Patrick Adams | Oct 3, 2022 | Articles, Learning
Not many people wake up in the morning and think to themselves, “I want to make some mistakes today.” There also aren’t many people who come to work and say, “I’ll sabotage the work today…I’ll cause some real problems.” Yet too...
