Armageddon was a 1998 movie with Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Billy Bob Thornton. The plot is about an asteroid the “size of Texas, Mr. President…it’s what we call a global killer.” Recent news stories filled the headlines of a NASA satellite called UARS, falling to earth. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is almost seven [Continue Reading]
Plate Spinning and Self-Stabilizing Algorithms
Plate spinning is a circus manipulation art where a person spins plates, bowls and other flat objects on poles, without them falling off. Plate spinning relies on the gyroscopic effect, in the same way a top stays upright while spinning. A gyroscope is a self stabilizing device. They used in aircraft, spacecraft and compasses. Self-stabilization [Continue Reading]
Passion or Obsession?
Mark “Finch” Osborn recently wrote concerning passion and obsession. In his piece “Finch” compared passion and obsession as ‘twisted cousins’. He listed four habits, negative habits that we permit to harm our behavior. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy.” • Failing [Continue Reading]
Is the Economy Improving?
Continuous improvement requires we make ourselves uncomfortable. Getting better when times are good, continuous improvement when it’s not a matter of life and death and some economic thoughts on the real signals – we must continue to challenge Not a day goes by that some talking head is sharing the latest issue. OPEC talks ended [Continue Reading]
Teams That Know The Score Can Make Adjustments; Continuous Improvement
On October 25, 1925 Grantland Rice wrote, Outlined against a blue-gray October sky The Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. These are only aliases. Their real names are: Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden. They formed the crest of the South Bend cyclone before which another [Continue Reading]
Rituals And Rites – Ten Points To Winning
“Great moments are born from great opportunity,” Is the opening line from Herb Brooks pregame talk in Miracle on Ice. Pregame pep talks have become a ritual before big games. Memorable events are the most valuable experience. A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value. It may be prescribed by [Continue Reading]
Coaching For Entrepreneurs, Copreneurs, Mompreneurs • Overcoming Blind Spots To Become Better Leaders!
Coaching for entrepreneurs, copreneurs, mompreneurs Overcoming blind spots to become better leaders! Even great leaders can improve. A friend is a very successful CEO of a large, Fortune 500 firm; his daily schedule is packed with travel, meetings, conversations and preparations for the next day’s agenda. I always enjoy the time when he can carve [Continue Reading]
Performance Management Between the Stardust and Sawdust
The Underground at the Mouse House — Where the Continuous Improvement happens My son did an internship at Disney World. One of the stark images he shared was the Disney Cast cafeteria in Underground Disney. The underground is more than three times the size of the park and is really at ground level. The park [Continue Reading]