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Facilitate Change in Your Organization Today!
How do we best facilitate change within our organizations? Better yet, how do we initiate the right kind of change today? The answer is simple: Kaizen. Kaizen is a Japanese word made up of two distinct characters: One character means 'change' while the other...
How to Attract and Retain Employees
In this episode of The Lean Solutions Podcast, I met with Craig Tedrow, Tina Pietrangelo, and Mark Schmidt to discuss the current workforce challenges in hiring and retaining employees. About the Guests: Craig Tedrow is an experienced Continuous Improvement...
Are You Using S.M.A.R.T Goals?
“A goal without a plan is just a wish” Antoine de Saint Exupéry If you have ever attended a personal growth seminar, chances are you’ve heard this quote, and for good reason. But what does it mean? Why is this quote so powerful? It’s simple really. It means without...
Do Leaders Have a “Flexibility of Mind”? Do They Plan For and Anticipate Change?
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 decisions...
Trust-Based Leadership and Marine Corps Leadership with Mike Ettore
In this episode, Mike Ettore and I discuss leadership concepts from the military and how they can help in the corporate world. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Trust-Based Leadership Marine Corps Core Value Military Leadership concepts in the corporate world About...
Is Accountability Discussed and Communicated Throughout the Organization Regularly?
I once worked for a leader who led by fear. He used fear to control people around him instead of trusting them and inspiring them to do great things. The result was a culture where people hid the truth; because of fear of being called out in front of their peers in an...
‘The Toyota Engagement Equation’ with Ernie and Tracey Richardson
In this episode, I replay a webinar with Ernie and Tracey Richardson as we discuss their book, 'The Toyota Engagement Equation' and the many learnings from working with Toyota over 30 years. Full Episode Transcript: Patrick Adams 00:01 Welcome to the Lean...
Do Leaders and Members Share Accountability?
What is accountability? One dictionary definition says “the obligation of an individual or organization to account for its activities, accept responsibility for them, and disclose the results in a transparent manner.” Sounds easy right? Not really. To be accountable,...
Embrace Disruption at AME Dallas 2022
This past week, Lean Solutions was a proud sponsor for the AME international Conference in Dallas. Craig Johnson and I were there to attend, exhibit, network, and record some great interviews for the podcast. During this episode, I was able to catch up with the...
Intangible Character Traits with Elisabeth Swan
In this episode, Elisabeth Swan and I discuss the intangibles when it comes to leading others. Elisabeth is the president of Swan Consulting & Associates, Inc., and co-founder of the Just-In-Time Café. She’s the co-author of the Problem-Solver’s Toolkit: A...