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Ten Ways to Boost Your Creativity

by Pete Abilla on September 12, 2010

Are you in need of a boost of creativity? On a Monday afternoon, would’nt you rather be taking a nap than sit in a long-winded meeting, tired, and ready to go home? Well, I did some research on what we can do to boost creativity – easy things we can do. Here’s what I found. [...]

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Jeff Bezos: It is Harder to be Kind than Clever

by Pete Abilla on August 19, 2010

Jeff Bezos gave a wonderful commencement address to the Princeton University 2010 Baccalaureate class. In that speech, he shares some wisdom he learned from his grandfather that has stayed with him all throughout his life. Here’s that video, followed by the speech in text: “We are What We Choose” Remarks by Jeff Bezos, as delivered [...]

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Focus on the Inputs

by Pete Abilla on August 17, 2010

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In the April 2010 Letter to Shareholders, Jeff Bezos tells Amazon.com shareholders about their focus on inputs, the customer, and their purposeful lack of discussion around financial metrics: Senior leaders that are new to Amazon are often surprised by how little time we spend discussing actual financial results or debating projected financial outputs. To be [...]

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Take The Stairs

by Pete Abilla on July 29, 2010

As Lean Thinkers, we know that small changes can make a big difference. In other words, with pun intended, small steps make a big difference. So, today, when you go to work, take the stairs. Here are the big benefits from a small thing, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator: People spend [...]

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Shoulders of Giants: The Automatic Loom

by Pete Abilla on July 20, 2010

We stand on the shoulders of giants. In other words, what we enjoy today – by and large – come from those that came before us. So, today I’m starting a new series I’m calling “Shoulders of Giants” to signify the gratitude we can show to those that have greatly influenced our current practice of [...]

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The CEO Drives the Brand and the Culture

by Pete Abilla on July 1, 2010

While most Lean efforts are often bottom-up (some middle) and few are top-down, the CEO drives the brand and the overall culture of the company. Put another way, how the CEO is (their being, not just outward behavior – but who they are) – in large part, describes what the rest of the company is [...]

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Motivation Matters

by Pete Abilla on May 23, 2010

Every one in a while, I’ll see something funny, inspirational, and motivating 1 at the same time. This picture is of a car with THREE pizza delivery thingies on the roof – from Pizza Hut, Domino’s Pizza, and Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Little Ceasar’s Pizza, Papa John’s Pizza. Yeah, this guy delivers pizza for 3 different pizza companies. [...]

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Some Growth is not Visible

by Pete Abilla on May 4, 2010

With Spring underway and flowers are beginning to bloom again, my mind is drawn to lessons learned from the garden. During the Winter months, what have my trees been doing? Have they been growing at all? Then, I’m reminded that not all growth is visible – that’s true for trees, plants, and flowers. But, it’s [...]

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