Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

One of the great benefits of the 2 Second Lean approach to lean is the way that it gets everyone engaged in kaizen with simple improvements. But as I’ve written about before , the problem with 2 Second Lean is the high barrier to entry for leadership. The genius of Paul Akers’ approach is the low barrier to entry for workers.

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Exercises Leadership Culture Consulting 167

The Fearless Marketer

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Then my wife informed me that the place we’re staying for a two-week vacation in Mexico in January is not the place she wants to stay. And they’ll only refund 50% of the fee. And the new place she found costs about twice as much. Feeling sorry for me yet? But all of this was overshadowed by an unsettling insight.

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Guidelines Study Meeting Strategy 48

CaseInterview.com

MAY 28, 2018

Contrary to my friend’s perception, I attribute my success to two things: 1) the ability to learn from my mistakes; 2) a high pain tolerance (that’s needed to tolerate making a great many mistakes). The other day, a friend was praising me for my accomplishments. I felt the praise was not justified. Step back and think about this for a moment.

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Rod Burkert

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Practitioner #2 is a specialist. I said: Ouch. In case you missed last week: Value and Impact – A tale of two practitioners diagrams impact and value against two practitioners’ efforts. Practitioner #1 is a generalist. Who will get the farthest, fastest? With less stress? One picture is worth a thousand words.

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Case Interview Video Conference Interviews 40

Nash Consulting

MAY 6, 2020

But the reality is this: Nearly half the people asked by Salary.com said “too many meetings” was the top time-waster in the office, and nearly that amount said that poorly organized meetings result in them not having enough time to get their work done. It’s the artful dance of information distribution and group collaboration. And it’s so much more.

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Meeting How To Culture Groups 52

Confessions of a Consultant

APRIL 22, 2018

With a 2-mile run to the base of the mountain, we were struggling. Despite the cold, he has a warm sense of humour – on the assumption that you are not overly sensitive. He recently said: “How is it that in every story you tell, you’re always the hero.” So, just to prove him wrong here’s an anti-Hero story.

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Airlines Course Examples Development 40

Nash Consulting

APRIL 29, 2021

Conscious Incompetence: Ouch! Myth #2: Self-compassion and a growth mindset are just “self-talk” detached from reality. She didn't think about it much, so she assumed she was a-okay at it. Why would she assume otherwise? In other words, she didn’t know what she didn’t know. Not really.

Management 52

Management Development Journal Research 52