by mmartyn | Dec 16, 2010 | Change, Continuous Improvement, Culture, Innovation, Leadership
“If they had to wait for inspiration or a good idea, few scenes would ever begin. Players step onto the stage because that is where things are happening. They just show up. Then the magic begins.” – Patricia Ryan Madson We make change too complicated. We...
by mmartyn | Dec 7, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Continuous Improvement, Engagement, Human Behavior, Leadership, Motivation
Meet Bill Strickland. He is the President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and delivers educational and cultural opportunities to students and adults within a culture that fosters innovation, creativity, responsibility and integrity. But perhaps more...
by mmartyn | Nov 30, 2010 | Best Practices, Continuous Improvement, Creativity, Design, Development, Innovation, Leadership, Motivation, Results
A $2,000 car? The Chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation said it was impossible…but, that didn’t deter Ratan Tata. Motivated by a passion for meeting the needs of India’s impoverished people, the Chairman of Tata Motors assembled a five person engineering team...
by mmartyn | Nov 16, 2010 | Best Practices, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Organizational Structure, Problem Solving
“There is a golden hour between life and death. If you are critically injured you have less than 60 minutes to survive. You might not die right then; it may be three days or two weeks later, but something has happened in your body that is irreparable.”...
by mmartyn | Nov 9, 2010 | Best Practices, Continuous Improvement, Culture, Enterprise Alignment, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Results
The Shingo Prize (www.shingoprize.com) is a non-profit organization committed to the education, assessment, and recognition of organizations achieving operational excellence. The process of applying for and receiving recognition from the prize is extensive and...
by mmartyn | Oct 21, 2010 | Best Practices, Continuous Improvement, Design, Innovation, Problem Solving
“The extent to which you have a design style is the extent to which you have not solved the problem.” – Charles Eames Design That Matters is a non-profit company who faced a problem with global implications. 1.8 million premature babies die each year from a...
