December was a busy month for everyone at GBMP. In addition to all of the usual activities to close out the year, we were packing to relocate from Newton, Massachusetts, to our new office in Boston.

Having goals is critical to making progress, but strong organizational goals are not the same as effective work team or employee goals. Getting that distinction clear can accelerate progress for everyone.

This past year has created havoc for Western companies purchasing raw materials, furniture, high-tech components, auto parts, and power tools from China.

Why do we waste our time and effort completing checklist after checklist for tasks that we can complete even when half awake? Do we not have better things to do than complete checklists?

“It's amazing what you can accomplish as long as you don't care who gets credit.”

I recently wrote an article about innovation during 2018, and in it I made some disparaging remarks about Apple, which may or may not have caused it to lose a tremendous amount of market capitalization.

During the last few decades, studies in neuroscience have shown that you can literally physically rewire your brain.

On Oct. 13, 2018, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) sponsored a webinar on the status of the AIAG Core Tools Software (AIAG CTS).

One of my favorite things to do when I learn new and interesting information is to apply it to a different area to see if I can gain further insight.

It’s no wonder people are scared of process. When we have a large project or goal, we assume that the process to complete that work must be equally large. That is daunting. We’d rather just do it.