When I was at the AME Conference in Dallas a couple of months ago, I started noticing what I call the C-suite double standard: leaders and executives who are ferocious about improving manufacturing processes and eliminating waste, but who passively … Continue reading
It’s not just your meetings that suck. I spent a week at the AME Conference in Dallas talking to continuous improvement/performance excellence/lean transformation leaders at over a dozen companies, and every one of them said their meetings suck. Mind you, … Continue reading
Exhibit 1: Computer consulting firm Atos Origin announces that it’s abandoning email within three years. The CEO says that “information pollution” burdens managers with an unsustainable load of 5-20 hours of email per week (and climbing), so the company is … Continue reading
Think your company’s meetings suck? Well, it may be cold comfort, but you’re in good company. Apparently the Bush White House’s meetings stunk, too. This is an excerpt from Donald Rumsfeld’s memoir — an extended gripe session about Condeleeza Rice’s … Continue reading
I recently endured a turgid, three-hour meeting at a client’s office. It stretched on for three hours, engorged by a seemingly endless series of PowerPoint slides, and it was all I (or anyone else) could do to hide the hypnic … Continue reading