Nike gets transparency – adds Lean – strikes gold

Get ready!!! All too many people tell me “well, we’ll dive into lean and other improvement strategies if you start showing red”. Well, sorry – that’s gonna be FAR too late. Just like the universe – the pace of development is not slowing down. Despite economical crisis (and there are GOOD reasons there IS a [...]

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So you’re introducing Lean? Part 1: Some early pitfalls

So, you’ve hear about LEAN and decided to implement it? Congratulations! There’s a lot to learn and you will see it. There’s so much to learn, so I won’t introduce Lean Fatigue here – just a few hints as you enter the path… * Lean is basically a philosopy – lots of Lean ventures fail [...]

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Why the K-perspective of The LUCK Concept is in perfect harmony with Agile & Scrum

The mechanics of how our brains shape our memory is one of my main topics while scanning media. As most management consultants, I too fall into habits. and for now, it’s a lot about memory. Just the other day I learned that a memory that’s here to stay takes about a week to be established. [...]

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What’s trending in Scandinavian Leadership?

I was recently asked this question by a great customer and I thought you may be as interested as them?I’ve gathered three things I’ve noticed recently. (Now, they may all be just MY impression, but I see these trends in soooo many organisations): Morning calls or MorningMeetings. As most businesses face an ever-increasing complexity in [...]

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Why you have to learn “Managerish”, “Bossish” and “Leaderish”

I’ve seen young and open managers turn into the “old style authoric non-democrat” leader just by the background radiation of the past managers. It’s like they say “it’s in the walls” of the office buildning. Well, of course it’s not – but its dormant in our culture – i e our common behaviour! What to [...]

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Disruptive Change – om läckor och ledarskap – jag är med i panelen på “Disruptive Change” 24 maj

Välkomna hit! Det är Early Bird till 31 mars! http://www.disruptivemedia.se/change

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Efficiency and Effectiveness – the Hotel Breakfast Metaphor

One of my customers asked me to explain the difference between efficiency and effectiveness. And indeed – I’ve found it to be true that a lot of people find it hard to distinguish one from the other. The next mornin at my hotel in Gothenburg I found a metaphor: When looking over the breakfast room: [...]

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What did you learn at Super Bowl today?

Just a short reflection after spending my normal sleeping hours over here in Stockholm, Sweden. Great game and congratulations to both team for a great fight, and Green Bay for the victory! Now, can we as consultants and managers learn anyting from watching a game like this? Well, I can spend hours talking about Vision, [...]

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What combines Risk, Corruption and Incentives – and Leadership

Remember the old saying “Power and money corrupts people”? Another philosopher claimed “No, money and power projects your real self!” I for one, believe more in the second one. Recently (yesterday, that is…) I ran a workshop on “change management” (later renamed “change leadership” when I started nailing down details of the workshop). The title [...]

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The times they are a-changing – part 2 (on Emerging markets and their right to live as Mature markets)

Yes, we see signs of growing richness, as in this CNN article .What we are seeing are the very first signs of new empires taking over world dominance. We in the so called Western States may have our takes on this. But, for the long run, they matter less. What will happen? The middle class [...]

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