by mmartyn | Nov 11, 2010 | Best Practices, Creativity, Culture, Design, Development, Leadership
The Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India is an amazing experiment in empowering children and creating future leaders. Founded in 2001, Kiram Bir Sethi and her team have created a unique learning environment where “common sense is common practice” and the overriding...
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 28, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Development, Human Behavior, Leadership, Organizational Structure, Visual Management
I have written before about the importance of the structure and physical space in driving the development of right behaviors in an organization. On my last trip to Japan, I was again stuck by the way the japanese use physical space and organizational structure to...
by mmartyn | Oct 14, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Culture, Engagement, Human Behavior, Leadership, Motivation
It is rare I come across information on the practice of leadership rooted in actionable advice and useful for my clients. Recently however, I discovered a brilliant 3 minute talk on the role of leaders in starting a movement. The creator, Derek Sivers, is the former...
by mmartyn | Oct 5, 2010 | Best Practices, Cultural Enablers, Human Behavior, Leadership, Motivation
Recently, an executive asked me to help develop a profile for recruiting new sales managers. The company currently uses a highly refined and successful selection process which hires results-oriented sales managers who aren’t afraid to give pointed feedback and hold...
