Last week, I was honored to participate in ASQ MN Section’s Executive Roundtable, exploring the role of leaders in creating a culture of quality. The day-long forum investigated the links between employee engagement, customer focus, measurement and overall enterprise excellence. Over lunch, I was asked to talk about the role of leaders in creating a [...]
Feb 10 (Rochester) and Feb 11 (Twin Cities) 8:00 am – 5:00 pm The need to improve your organization’s performance has perhaps never been greater. This “new normal” we’ve been enjoying the last few years has created a renewed need for improvement and systemic change within all organizations: customers expect more, competent workers are growing scarce, and [...]
As I finish this article, the Kansas City Royals (my childhood team) will have either just won its first World Series in nearly three decades or come very close in trying. In watching a game a couple of weeks earlier in the playoffs, I was listening to the commentators debating whether KC should leave in [...]
It will be here before you know it! April 27 & 28, 2015
Sept 2014 Newsletter The President's Blog What the NFL Has Taught Us About Ethical Leadership Last week, the NFL completed what might be the worst week in its history. But before I get into it, let me first state this column is not about Ray Rice or Adrian Peterson; it is not about the NFL [...]
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Last week, the NFL completed what might be the worst week in its history. But before I get into it, let me first state this column is not about Ray Rice or Adrian Peterson; it is not about the NFL or sports of any kind; and it is not about morality (though I’ll admit morality [...]
Aug 2014 Newsletter The President's Blog Chillax: 13 Ways to Reduce Workplace Stress Quick trivia: from what movie does the line "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" come? It comes from the 1976 movie, The Network. Winner of four Academy Awards and with an all-star cast, The [...]
Chillax: 13 Ways to Reduce Workplace Stress Quick trivia: from what movie does the line “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” come? It comes from the 1976 movie, The Network. Winner of four Academy Awards and with an all-star cast, The Network is a satirical film about a [...]
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