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The Honorable Paul O’Neill, former CEO of Alcoa and 72 nd  Secretary of the Treasury passed away last weekend.  He’ll be eulogized fairly and enthusiastically for his stewardship of Alcoa, which enjoyed huge success during his tenure, and for his public outspokenness during and about … [Read more...] about Remembering Paul O’Neill

The suppression of bad news, when consequential, is easy to decry. Yet, doing so is more common than we care. Understanding its source and overcoming its occurrence is key to having enterprise dynamics supportive of agility, resilience, and reliability and ultimately great performance. (a version of … [Read more...] about Willingness to Seek Bad News: Key leadership skill for crisis management…

“ The best dividends on the labor invested have invariably come from seeking more knowledge rather than more power. ” – Orville and Wilber WrightQuoted in  The Wright Brothers , David McCullough, 2015.While celebrated for achieving the first powered flight of a heavier-than-air, person carrying … [Read more...] about Learning from the Wright Brothers: How fast and frequent experimentation led to first in flight

The See to Solve Real Time Alert System keeps senior leaders from being blindsided by unrelenting crises. And it helps keep those on the front line from being overwhelmed by relentless process breaks that aggravate and chew up time. How? Using fast and easy menu interfaces on mobile devices, … [Read more...] about See to Solve Real Time Alert System: Portable Andon So You’re Not Flying Blind

You should read  Leaders: Myth and Reality   by  Gen Stanley McChrystal  (retired),  Jeff Eggers (both of The McChrystal Group ) , and Jason Mangone .  Here’s why.First is breadth and diversity of example.   Common to ‘hot’ topic books (innovation, … [Read more...] about Leaders: Myth and Reality by Gen Stanley McChrystal (retired), Jeff Eggers, and Jason Mangone. (review)