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“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.” — John Buchan, Scottish politician, author (1875-1940)

In my role as a management consultant at Kaufman Global, I work within a variety of industries ― both the …Read More >

Taiichi Ohno’s Afterward* in his seminal book Workplace Management is sublime. It reads:

Whatever name you may give our system, there are parts of it that are so far removed from generally accepted ideas (common sense) that if you do it only …Read More >

We Don’t Need No Stinking Assessment | By the time we meet most organizations, they want to get going with their transformation immediately. They often want to rush to implementation without a roadmap, resulting in the classic gotcha of “activity vs. action.” However, without clear direction, activity …Read More >

Peter Drucker said, “Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work with what you’ve got.”

For anyone that has tried or is trying to change the culture inside their company, this certainly has a ring of familiarity to it. Company cultures are …Read More >