Suggestion box vs Lean

If the Suggestion Box = Praise Then Lean Leadership = Supportive Feedback Do you agree?

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Just varit på 24 Hours Live – Johan Ronnestam och Göran Adlén

Tänk på några av de personer som du alltid tycker att du får höra litet för litet av. Tänk dig att två av dessa personer sätter sig på ett podium och delar med sig av sina tankar. Tänk vidare att de skapar en agenda så du vet när du ska lägga fokus. Fortsätt tanken att [...]

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Why the “Carrot and stick” aren’t really working

Ever heard the expression “the carrot and stick”? I think it is reprehensible in the society we live today. The stick symbolizes some form of punishment – and the carrot of some sort of reward. Neither really works – long term.  Why? The stick requires that someone is a judge and performs the actual punishment. [...]

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The LUCK concept – part 1

Recently, we have several signs of “time to REALLY act”. You know the story – you find a problem, consider possible solutions – and eventually come up with a REALLY good solution. I am EXACTLY at that point. When all stars feel aligned, everything you seee and hear around you align. All strings vibrate in [...]

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Less certain managers have more influence

Not surprised at all… All managers who apply a coaching philosophy to their leadership will be the winners in the long run. I come to think of the old saying in Sales “Selling is not telling”. Neither is leadership. More on this from Financial Post here

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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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Management is great if you want compliance – if you want engagement: rethink!

As Daniel Pink points out in this excellent talk on WWW.TED.COM – management is not something from nature. It is created during the era of industrialism. As is our current school system. This commented by Sir Ken Robinson here. Now if compliance with your ideas as a manager is what you expect – just continue [...]

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Why Change Management often fails

Heard of “Change Management”? You need only to check Amazon.com to see the vast range of titles digging into this area of human development. We’ve all experienced change – in all aspects of life. Often we develop, moving into new areas of activity. We get promoted, fired, change life style – or get to be [...]

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LUCKy impressions on my roundtrip

I’ve been blessed with such great people – friends, relatives and new friends. Travelling on your own definitely opens new perspectives. Meeting with relatives and especially very young children opens your heart. Imagine to almost three years old ballerinas in pink outfits performing the Nutcracker in their most personal way… Except for that – what [...]

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Varför SJ inte är ett LUCK-företag

Jag har varit en trogen tågresenär hela mitt liv. Jag har det inskrivet i min miljöpolicy att jag i möjligaste mån ska resa med tåget. Men nu har jag fått problem – de företag jag nyttjar måste följa någon form av vettig praxis kring hur man kompenserar sin kund i allmänhet – men har en [...]

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