by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 9, 2025 | Organizational Excellence
“You can’t manage a secret. We can’t solve problems we don’t see.” So Alan Mulally (legendary past CEO of Ford Motor) has said. Yet, no one likes to be the bearer of bad news. There are myriad reasons that issues, even significant ones, often don’t get...
by Kevin Brimhall | Oct 22, 2024 | Organizational Excellence
In cleaning out some old files, I came across a sheet of paper with a typed list entitled “11 Commandments for an Enthusiastic Team.” I couldn’t recall its source, but a Google search led me to a book by Ian Percy of the same name (subtitled...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 5, 2024 | Organizational Excellence
Starting any process improvement initiative can be challenging, and it’s not uncommon for organizations to encounter various errors and oversights. Here are ten of the biggest mistakes often made by teams in their early stages of process excellence initiatives:...
by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 16, 2024 | Organizational Excellence
Managing Change in Organizations. If change was an acronym, what would it be? C.H.A.N.G.E.: Constant Havoc Amidst Nervous Grumbling Employees or C.H.A.N.G.E.: Challenging, Hostile, And No-Good Edicts (from management) or C.H.A.N.G.E.: Corrosive Headaches Arriving and...
by Kevin Brimhall | May 10, 2023 | Organizational Excellence
This topic is likely very timely due to all the stuff that we’re dealing with in our everyday lives and, at least in part, as evidenced by the high number of conversations I’ve been having with clients, friends, family members, and others regarding...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 21, 2022 | Organizational Excellence
Now that you’ve hired ’em, what are you going to do with ’em? Once you have gone through the search and recruiting process, invested a fair amount of time and money, and selected the right candidate (in whom you are now going to invest even more time...
