by mmartyn | Oct 1, 2010 | Change, Changing Behavior, Human Behavior, Results
“We have declared war on work as a society…it is a civil war…a cold war.” – Mike Rowe from “Dirty Jobs” Mike Rowe had it right when we said we are ”waging a war on work.“ It seems as if more and more, people avoid rolling up their...
by mmartyn | Sep 26, 2010 | Continuous Improvement, Engagement, Enterprise Alignment, Human Behavior, Problem Solving, Visual Management
After spending countless hours analyzing visual management boards in office and manufacturing environments, many fail to live up to the expectations we set for them and die a slow and painful death. Here are three simple mistakes I routinely see made when designing...
by mmartyn | Oct 14, 2009 | Change, Human Behavior, Organizational Structure
David Logan researches and writes on Tribal Leadership. Interesting topic and I think we have much to learn from his work when it comes to better understanding how groups of people naturally organize around commonalities and bond to get work done. Of particular...