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Mark Graban announced the first three chapters of his new book, "Psychological Safety for Lean Leaders," are now available on Leanpub. The guide targets Lean practitioners, offering prescriptive actions—Model It, Encourage It, Reward It—to embed psychological safety into daily improvement work. Drawing on hundreds of podcast interviews and the author’s consulting experience in manufacturing and healthcare, the book bridges theory and actionable leadership behavior. Future Kindle and paperback editions will follow once the manuscript is complete.
The McKinsey 7S model provides a structured framework for diagnosing and improving organizational performance by examining seven interdependent elements—Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Style, Staff, and Skills. When these elements are aligned, companies achieve clarity, speed, and competitive advantage; misalignment...
Grace Bourke, Consulting Director at Baker Tilly, explains why healthcare technology projects often flop: organizations deploy solutions without first clarifying the underlying problem. She cites Sutter Health’s EHR rollout, where communication gaps—not software—were the true issue, and a Pacific Northwest...
Alan Weiss’s "Monetizing Thought Leadership" program targets seasoned consultants, speakers, and coaches who want to replace tactical advice with an identity shift that commands six‑ and seven‑figure fees. The curriculum covers economics of expertise, positioning as an indispensable authority, and...
The post outlines a new organizational architecture that emerges after six AI‑driven transformation forces have run their course. It argues that architecture decisions compound, creating structural debt if mis‑aligned. Companies that establish the right architecture early can lock in structural...
WTW reorganized its EMEA insurance consulting and technology business into two dedicated units—EMEA Property & Casualty (P&C) and EMEA Life—to meet rising client demand and the accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence. Tim Rourke, with eight years at the firm, will...
The article explains how daily management and Hoshin Kanri, two core lean practices, complement each other to turn strategy into operational results. Daily management provides stability, real‑time metrics, and rapid problem‑solving, while Hoshin Kanri focuses on a few breakthrough objectives that shape...
FranklinCovey is teaming with hospital leaders to boost nurse retention and patient satisfaction through customized leadership and trust programs. Documented results include moving patient‑satisfaction percentiles from the 26th to the 76th in four months and cutting leadership turnover by half...
Alan Weiss, PhD, released Episode #10 of his "Alan at 80" series on March 27, 2026. The post marks the tenth consecutive daily installment in a rapid‑release podcast that began a week earlier. Each episode features Weiss’s commentary on consulting,...
The article debunks the widely repeated claim that 70% of change initiatives fail, tracing it to a misquoted 1993 study. It criticizes popular change‑management frameworks—Kotter, ADKAR, Lewin, McKinsey’s Influence Model, BCG’s Change Delta, and even Nudge Theory—for lacking peer‑reviewed evidence...
PwC has launched PwC One, an AI‑driven platform that unifies its audit, tax and consulting capabilities with advanced automation. The system promises faster insight generation, streamlined processes and a human‑centric client experience. PwC credited the platform with a 3.7% rise...
The article contrasts two approaches to strategy deployment: the collaborative "catch ball" method, where goals flow down and feedback flows up, versus the authoritarian "chuck rock" style that pushes top‑down targets without input. It illustrates how catch ball refines metrics—like...
The article argues that generative AI is reshaping organizational dynamics by enabling a single employee to complete work that once required multi‑person committees, triggering a new "That's my job" resistance. It identifies five archetypal personas—Kingdom Keeper, Deep Expert, AI Evangelist...
PAICE has launched Expert Briefings, a bespoke service led by Lars Christensen that delivers interactive sessions on macroeconomics, geopolitics, and artificial intelligence. The briefings are tailored to each organization’s industry, risk exposure, and strategic questions, and can be delivered as...
Consulting firms often wrestle with whether to spend a day’s travel to meet a prospect in person. The article proposes a simple decision framework: projects over $1 million automatically merit a visit, while those under $100,000 do not. For six‑figure opportunities,...
