Getting better than the tools we’d been taught: Lean and people An auto-industry veteran describes how rededication to lean-management principles—especially to fostering leadership at every level—led his organization to new performance breakthroughs. An auto-industry veteran describes how rededication to lean-management principles—especially to fostering leadership at every level—led his organization to new performance breakthroughs. Source: McKinsey Read more about Getting better than the tools we’d been taught: Lean and people[…]

Holding a mirror to the management system: How mature is it? To keep its performance improving, an enterprise must keep its management system improving, too. A regular, rigorous cycle of assessing itself reveals actions that help make the system more mature. To keep its performance improving, an enterprise must keep its management system improving, too. Read more about Holding a mirror to the management system: How mature is it?[…]

Continuous improvement—make good management every leader’s daily habit Continuous improvement at scale—across a whole enterprise—requires management discipline at scale. At a few organizations, digital innovation is helping managers make a daily habit of good discipline. Continuous improvement at scale—across a whole enterprise—requires management discipline at scale. At a few organizations, digital innovation is helping managers Read more about Continuous improvement—make good management every leader’s daily habit[…]

Sustaining continuous improvement: Five leaders’ views We asked five executives with decades of experience in lean management about the most important lessons they learned in helping their organizations sustain continuous improvement. We asked five executives with decades of experience in lean management about the most important lessons they learned in helping their organizations sustain continuous Read more about Sustaining continuous improvement: Five leaders’ views[…]

The continuous improvement leader: Engaging people for a digital age Lean management creates enormous value, but improvement that’s truly continuous is often elusive. Innovation in fields such as digital and IT make it more urgent, achievable, and human. Lean management creates enormous value, but improvement that’s truly continuous is often elusive. Innovation in fields such Read more about The continuous improvement leader: Engaging people for a digital age[…]

How to Combine Native Advertising with Content Marketing to Maximize Your Traffic Despite the proven effectiveness of native advertising, it’s a concept that remains a little murky for many marketers. Copyblogger performed a study on native advertising, asking people whether they knew what it was and how knowledgeable they were about it. Here are the results: Read more about How to Combine Native Advertising with Content Marketing to Maximize Your Traffic[…]

Should You Be Worried About The Next Google Algorithm Change? “Everything changes and nothing stands still.” In this quote, Heraclitus of Ephesus was referring to life and the fundamental order of the cosmos. But he might as well be referring to Google’s chronic algorithm updates, even if he was a few centuries early. See, Google Read more about Should You Be Worried About The Next Google Algorithm Change?[…]

The new age of engineering and construction technology New technologies are transforming all stages of the engineering and construction process. Here’s what companies need to know about the evolving landscape. New technologies are transforming all stages of the engineering and construction process. Here’s what companies need to know about the evolving landscape. Source: McKinsey Read more about The new age of engineering and construction technology[…]

587: Build Your Portfolio Career Kabir Sehgal, a corporate strategist, Grammy-winning producer, investment banker, bestselling author, and military reserve officer, talks about building and thriving in a portfolio career. He discusses the benefits of pursuing diverse interests, the tradeoffs and productivity discipline demanded by that career choice, and he offers tips for managing a schedule Read more about 587: Build Your Portfolio Career[…]

Mapping tech’s profits Networks and platforms reign within the high tech, media, and telecom industries—here’s a look at the leading profit spinners across the globe. Networks and platforms reign within the high tech, media, and telecom industries—here’s a look at the leading profit spinners across the globe. Source: McKinsey Mapping tech’s profits