How to Square Value (Part 1)
Do you have conflicting values? Did you identify some personal weaknesses you want to overcome? Do you have a conflict with somebody you want to resolve which is rooted in differing values? There is...
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Last Wednesday I introduced the tool “Values and Development Square.” Today I want to show you in more detail how to use it. Understand a value conflict between people.Click To Tweet To use the square...
View ArticlePareto in the Kitchen
Welcome to the third post in my mini-series about learning and the Pareto Principle. In this post I will share some thoughts about cooking and how to learn it. If you have read my posts about language...
View ArticleHow to Create Your Kanban Board with CardBoard Index Cards
Maybe you already have seen my CardBoard app in Google Play. In the most recent version I have added some Kanban (or Scrum) support. One big advantage of this app over other Kanban solutions is that it...
View ArticleAre You Dancing the Quantum Leap?
Today, I want to bring to your attention a problem that many organizations and people have: “quantum leaps.” You surely have heard it often that people said “This is a quantum leap!” or “We need a...
View ArticleDo You Practice Ekoy-Akop?
The Lean term “ekoy-akop” can be roughly translated to “foolish process.” It is very old — so ancient that both for a modern Japanese and a Westerner it does not even sound right — and you cannot find...
View Article20’000 users: Free Android App CardBoard Index Cards
I’m happy to announce that CardBoard Index Cards has been dowloaded by 20’000 users! What else? It has a solid 4 star rating on Google Play now from 169 user ratings. Check out CardBoard Index Cards on...
View ArticleWhat You Can Learn from Restaurants
Lean comes from the world of manufacturing. Today I want to use the organization of a restaurant as an example to show that Lean is not restricted to running and improving factories. I use the...
View ArticleWhat Drives You: Processes or Results?
Recently, on a train trip, I had an interesting conversation. One thing we talked about were cultural differences between various nations. I won’t bore you with the details, but here is what the...
View ArticleCultural Differences in Process Perception – Who is Who?
In my last post I wrote about cultural differences between nations A, B, and C. As promised, find the solution which nation is which: Americans (Nation A) are result oriented. Germans (Nation B) are...
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