In his book Inside Apple, Adam Lashinsky writes about Apple’s extreme secrecy — both external (not letting the media know what it’s working on), and internal — not letting people inside the company know what other people and other teams … Continue reading
I heard it again from a client this week: “I don’t have enough time to work on that.” Well, let me be perhaps not the first, but certainly not the last, to call bullshit on that complaint. There’s always enough … Continue reading
My client yesterday showed me her to-do list. Make that her to-do lists. The handwritten one on the yellow legal pad. The messages marked as unread on her Blackberry. The meeting action items listed on her iPad. The messages she … Continue reading
Last week I recorded a webinar for my book, A Factory of One, with Gemba Academy. It’s available for free till May 15. Learn why I consider knowledge workers factories, how tape outlines on your desk don’t constitute 5S for you, … Continue reading
Want to make decisions faster? Want to avoid having your best people squandering their days drinking stale coffee and guiltily sneaking glances at their iPhones? You’ve heard it before, but here’s the data: switch to stand-up meetings. Bob Sutton recently … Continue reading