Fish!: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results | Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen, 2000 What’s It All About? Way back in the day, when I was working for Magna and touring one of our sister plant Norplas in Ohio, I found the plant’s book club reading Fish!: A Proven … Read More
Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey | Pascal Dennis, 2005 What’s It All About? In his business novel Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey, Pascal Dennis draws on his own experiences in automobile manufacturing to tell the narrative of Tom Papas, the manager of a struggling original … Read More
Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders | Author: L. David Marquet, 2013 | What’s it all About? The first introduction I had to David Marquet was actually a cartoon, “Greatness” by David Marquet. Someone had shared it with me, and I started using it in some of my training … Read More
Colour Savvy: Helping You Achieve Success in Your Work Life | Susan Geary and Anne Bulstrode, 2010 What’s It All About? At every stage of your workday, it’s important to understand your team! By having a greater understanding of how your team members think, communicate, and handle stress, you’ll be better prepared to handle any … Read More
Can’t Hurt Me: Master your Mind and Defy the Odds | Author: David Goggins, 2018 | What’s it all About? This is the story of David Goggins, from beginning to his present life, and he has lived a life worth sharing. Yes, he is a Navy Seal, however that is only a fraction of the … Read More
The Dream Manager: | Author: Matthew Kelly, 2007 | What’s it all About? As simple as the title sounds, it really is about a company hiring a dream manager! Not a typical position title you would hire when looking to minimize overhead and costs to increase profits, is it? Well you need to read deeper … Read More
The Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea | Authors: Bob Burg and John David Mann, 2007| What’s it all About? Are you a go-getter? One that loves to drive results, making things happen all the time. However, as hard as you hustle that promotion has not come or your big break just never … Read More
The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX): Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals (WIGS) | Authors: Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling, 2011 | What’s it all About? If you are in the mindset that you really want to gain some momentum on a project, a workplace or a personal goal, this book provides a great … Read More
The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence With Everyday Courage | Author: Mel Robbins, 2017 | What’s it all About? For all those moments when you may have been struggling with why you didn’t just do that thing you wanted to do, this may be a good read for you! In this … Read More
Turn Missed Targets into Better Results with Feedback. It was a typical day in high-volume manufacturing. Our $100 million+, 300-person operation had a new task at hand, one that needed to be completed right away. To get it done, I gathered the leadership team together and explained the task that we needed to accomplish. I … Read More