Are We Mechanizing Customer Delight?
Standing in the gate area of Delta Airlines at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, I was watching the monitor to learn if my name appeared on the “upgrade to first class” list.
Standing in the gate area of Delta Airlines at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, I was watching the monitor to learn if my name appeared on the “upgrade to first class” list.
Transformational leaders are the exception, not the rule.
Congratulations: You’re new to your organization, and the obligatory “meet and greets” are complete.
Implementing 6S, the lean strategy for reducing waste and optimizing efficiency in a manufacturing environment, is more than just creating work protocols that people must follow.
Does this sound familiar? The keynote speaker is talking a mile a minute as you scramble to take notes on her every word. Your hand cramps, and then it’s over. Speaker bows to a standing ovation while you sit perturbed, knowing you missed some things.
Organizations worldwide stand to lose an estimated $9 billion in 2018 to employees clicking on phishing emails.
It’s hard to believe that modern Western doctors, with their multimillion-dollar hospitals and high-tech gadgets, have much in common with their ancient counterparts. Up to the 19th century, doctors usually occupied a fairly low status in society.
Requirements are the information that best communicates to an engineer what to build, and to a quality-assurance manager what to test.
For the past several years, I’ve been fascinated by how we think—and how that affects us, our leadership, and the organizations we’re a part of.
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