Discussing Operational Excellence, Management Innovation, and the Pursuit of Work/Life Integration.
In so many ways, we are who came before us. In many other ways, we are the antithesis of our ancestors, fighting to do better, have more, and be more than our parents and grandparents.
Today I sifted through artifacts (trinkets, my daughter called them) of my grandparents’ life. [Read more]
If you’re not familiar with the concept of ROWE, the Results-Only Work Environment, you should be. Implemented at Best Buy’s corporate headquarters, it is founded on the belief that people become happier, more engaged and more innovative when the value of their work is measured on results – not on time served in the office. [...]
Around the house, we’ve always had a problem with laundry. There’s always a heap waiting to be ironed, hampers are overflowing, and many morning a search for clean socks would necessitate a trip to the basement to dig out a fresh pair from a laundry basket that was washed a week ago but still waiting to be folded.
While a lot of folks might point to large-scale factory-wide process improvement efforts that take months to design and implement, I’m pretty content knowing that I was able to take all those concepts and apply them right here…….at home…..where it counts. [Read more]
Once again, another example of how giving people a workplace where they are allowed to practice their craft in a good environment yields benefits to employees and customers alike… I am sitiing, at this very moment, at Point Sebago Resort in Maine, thumbing away on my smart phone, writing this post while attending a performance [...]
A recent study of 200 colleges and universities, public and private, revealed that 77% of all college students are receiving a grade of B or better. On the heels of my last post concerning Gen Y’s attitudes in the workplace, the results of this study are causing me to wonder if there’s some credibility to [...]
THere are many simple rules and quips and phrases for trying to navigate ourselves through life. This week, my family’s been on vacation and we’ve had some ups and downs, although I am glad to say there are far more ups than downs. Rest assured, there’s a lot that my children have taught me while [...]
For Father’s Day, we took the boys (ages 6 and almost 2!) to see the Cole Bros. Circus. The show was amazing, and really served to highlight one of the many things I’ve come to appreciate since moving to New Hampshire from Washington, just about 9 years ago. Up here in the Granite State, most things [...]
Had an unusual experience this weekend. I was playing on the floor with my kids, watching them run around like little crazy pills, tackling and flipping them while they laughed, chortled and screamed. No, that wasn’t the unusual part. We have a pretty good time around here, especially on Sunday afternoons. The unusual part was [...]
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