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The following articles deal with various aspects of high performance, process excellence, and operational excellence. Unfortunately, you may find that they don't all fit the traditional style of a business article. In other words, I really try to speak the 'truth' about high performance in a direct, and sometimes outrageous, manner. Most importantly however, I feel that they get to the heart of what is both hypocritical and promising about the pursuit of high performance in organizations today. I post at least three new articles each month, so please come back soon!

Articles are added on at least a monthly basis. Feel free to share them with your friends (and enemies?) - they might make a difference. Finally, I want to thank my editor at Industrial Engineer magazine, Candi Cross, for inspiring me to convert my thoughts into digital information each month - she produces a great magazine - one that I think you should subscribe to even if you are not an Industrial Engineer!

Performance Improvement Articles

	Leadership Articles		Measurement Articles
	Job Design Articles		Planning and Technology Articles
	Work Culture Articles		Lean Six Sigma Articles
	Process Improvement Articles		Personal Effectiveness Articles
	Training and Communication Articles

Leadership Articles Back to Top

	Your Mission, If You Choose to Accept It		Who's in Control?
	Back on the Front Lines		Who's On First?
	Management by Nagging (a lot)		Can You Let Go?
	The Future of Management		Can You Feel Their Pain?
	Are You a Lean Leader?		Choosing Our Issues
	Are Your Leaders Wasteful?		Where Do You Sit?
	Do You Duplex?		The Leadership Gap
	Get Back to Work!		Is Your Name on the Door?
	Stop Breaking the Rules!		The Santa Book

Job Design Articles Back to Top

	Do You Have Teams?		Overcoming Meeting Madness
	How Deep is Your Talent Pool?		Spend Your Time Wisely!
	The New American Workplace		Do You Need More Face Time?

Work Culture and Employee Engagement Articles Back to Top

	10 Ways to Change a Work Culture		Is Your Company Culture Ready for Lean Thinking?
	High Performance Paradoxes		What Are You In For?
	Why Change?		Size Matters
	A Matter of Ownership		Are You Ethical?
	How Do You Measure Ownership?		Pseudoscience?
	The Secret to Organizational Effectiveness		No Feedback, No Motivation
	The Challenge of Changing Culture		Assume Nothing
	A Matter of Security		Improving Your Safety System
	Are You Violating Building Codes?		Are You Afraid?

Operational Excellence and Process Improvement Articles Back to Top

	Don't Overcomplicate Quality		Who's to Blame?
	A Matter of Opinion		Lean This Way
	Building a Firm Foundation		The Change Problem
	What Would Rip Think?		Management Muda
	How Do You Prove You Are Improving?		Program versus Process
	An Investment in Futility		What's Good Enough?
	Are You Hungry for TapRooT®?

Training and Communication Articles Back to Top

	Stop Wasting My Time!		Was It Worth It?
	Crazy About Certifications		Will the Event Change the System?
	Does Your Attitude Matter?		A Simple Thank You
	And the Survey Says ...		Too Many Meetings!
	The AURA of Effective Training		Reducing E-Mail Waste

Measurement Articles Back to Top

	Working in the Data Mine		Be a Sport
	Keeping Score on the Front Lines		Using Statistics in the Real World
	Reading Between the Lines		Were My Improvement Efforts Worth It?

Planning and Technology Articles Back to Top

	What are the Odds?		11 Improvements for 2006
	The Next Big Thing		What's Next?
	How Fast Can You Go?		Are You in Alignment?
	Getting Everyone Involved in Planning		Working with Two Years Worth of Ideas
	Lessons Learned from Starcraft

Lean Six Sigma Articles Back to Top

	What is Six Sigma ... Really?		Lean vs. Six Sigma - A Senseless Battle
	Top 10 Tips for 5S Success		How Do You Find Root Causes?
	Great Supplier Management Systems		The High Cost of Consulting
	Are Your Six Sigma Leaders Really Trained to Lead?

Personal Effectiveness Articles Back to Top

	How Fast is Your Ooda Loop?		Are Your Skills Up to Par?
	Commit It to Memory		Don't Act Your Age
	Should I Stay or Should I Go?		What's Your Passion?
	The First Generation of Time Utilization		Are You Holding Back?
	Who Will I Be Today?		The Roots of My Obsession
	A Matter of Experience		Puzzle Pieces
	The Challenge of Our Choices		Are You Sleepy?

If you are interested in learning more about any of the concepts or ideas presented in any of these articles, please send me an e-mail or give me a telephone call (the number is provided below), and we can go from there. I promise not to spam you!

"The only thing I know is that I do not know it all.” -- Socrates