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06
Aug

The 10% Solution

Toyota discovered something that sounds impossible: Teams spending 10% of time improving HOW they work consistently outperform teams spending 100%
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05
Aug

The Compound Cost of Silence

Problems have expiration dates for cheap solutions. The O-ring concern surfaced in 1979. Cost to fix: A design modification worth
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04
Aug

The Meeting That Never Happens

Picture a meeting where someone knows exactly why the project will fail. They see the flaw, understand the consequences, stay
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01
Aug

The Purpose Switch

"Changing the system's purpose changes it immensely, even if all of the elements and interconnections remain unchanged.
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31
Jul

The Survivor Lens

During WWII, bombers returned riddled with bullet holes… wings, fuselage, tail. Military brass wanted to reinforce those spots. Then, statistician
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30
Jul

The Messy Middle

Consider this: 95% of your marketing "leads" will never buy from you. Not because you failed. Because they
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29
Jul

What's Your Chocolate?

That client who keeps complaining about the same thing? The miscommunication that happens every Tuesday? The "glitch" in
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28
Jul

The User Conspiracy

In 1953, Rocket Chemical Company aimed to create a rust-prevention solvent for nuclear missiles. The plan was simple. The execution.
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25
Jul

The Motte and Bailey (Part 5 of 5)

You can't fix what you won't admit is broken. Here's the uncomfortable truth: we&
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24
Jul

The Motte and Bailey (Part 4 of 5)

Every softened word is a diluted currency unit. Your organization is experiencing hyperinflation. "Strategic" means nothing when it
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