
Lean Process Design(Four Rules)
Bad systems and processes beat good people. Good process design can help a company scale more easily, reduce errors, gain efficiency, and even free up talent for more valuable work. What’s often missing is a common and effective framework for how to design, manage, and improve that work. This 6-video
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Culture Change
Culture is one of the most long-term competitive advantages when done right, and also a company- or team-killer when it falls apart. Why would you leave it to chance? In this 6-video series, you’ll get ideas about how to both design and shape your culture. This can apply to individual
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Management Systems
Management systems isn’t the most fun topic, but it’s one of the most vital for any leader at any level to deliver consistent results. Effective leaders treat their management systems like top racing drivers treat their instruments and controls – it’s as vital as the engine and steering. Learn about
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What does leadership have to do with Newton’s First Law of Motion?
How do the laws of science apply to leadership? How do you get a team to move forward, and what do you do once they are moving forward? In this video, we’ll explore Newton’s First Law of Motion, the Law of Inertia, as well as concepts of Activation Energy and
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My Ideal Clients
Everyone should define their ideal clients. I have, and here’s those definitions. There are three situations where someone is a good fit for me, and for ACT with Purpose. I recorded this in part for me, as saying it out loud always help refine the thinking, but also for anyone
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A Mistake in Leading a Problem-Solving Culture
What’s one of the most common mistakes that leaders make when trying to shape a problem-solving culture? You are a role model whether you want to be or not, and too often you will practice good problem-solving behaviors but people witness the opposite. You are confident you did the right
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Don’t Forget About Problem Identification
Almost every problem solving tool, method, and template begins with problem definition. But is that the beginning? It is not. One of the oldest models for problem solving, from John Dewey, begins with problem identification. That’s fundamentally important to get right, especially when our email inbox alone has more problems
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Utilizing the Learning Lab as an Enterprise User
Content from the Learning Lab can be leveraged in many ways, from structured workshops, in-person training, individualized learning, or integration with a transformational project. In this video course, learn how you can develop your best applications with the content, with the significant chunk of the time spent demonstrating how to
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Do We Need a Unified Theory of Problem Solving?
Do we need a unified theory of problem solving? It sounds compelling, but that doesn’t mean it would be useful. Here’s my answer to that question.
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Is Our Thinking Wrong about the Speed of Decision Making?
We should all speed up our decision-making in this faster-moving world, right? Well, only partially right. In this video, we’ll explain how our decision-making should be really split into faster decisions and deliberately slower decisions. I’ll share why, and also the core methods you might consider to help.
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