Webinar today went great! Gave a shout-out to Catalysis! Keep up the great work bringing lean to healthcare! More important now than ever.

"Management works in the system; leadership works on the system." - Stephen R. Covey #leadership #managers #LeadershipDevelopment #QOTD

"The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted." "The way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish them away."

Let's not confuse being open to different views with being uncritical. Being willing to hear dissenting opinions doesn't mean you lack quality standards. I want to live in a world where people have the freedom to express contrarian thoughts *and* the freedom to criticize them.

The US has a second — and probably final — chance to get the pandemic under control. But doing so requires leaders who respect facts and followers who respect each other. When you mix science and politics, you get politics. (via John M. Barry) nytimes.com/2020/07/14/opi…

Republican Governor Larry Hogan’s account of how Trump bungled our response to the pandemic and put governors in an unfair situation is a must-read. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/0…

Confidence doesn’t defend answers. It expands options. #leadership #humility #LFreakquote

The template in politics seems to be hitting the policy reset button every 4.0 years. If a policy direction is appropriate, then continue. Plagiarism is a simplistic criticism.

Leadership is adversarial when the goal of listening is to prove someone wrong and convince them you are right. Dedicate yourself to curiosity. leadershipfreak.blog/2019/11/29/the… #leadership #LFreakpost

Proud to be a part of this great effort.

Makers Unite Desk makezine.com/2021/03/19/mak… This project has helped hundreds in Baltimore adapt to COVID WFH. Kudos to Will and the Open Works team! Proud to be on the Board of Directors at openworksbmore.org!

So much work is in progress to strengthen East Baltimore with public-private partnerships. Great to see East Baltimore Development, Inc., OpenWorksBmore, and Rebuild Metro along with my friend Cory McCray!

Please support this effort to seed makerspaces across Maryland! Build the manufacturing economy and workforce, support business entrepreneurship, STEM education, and strong communities.

With saddened hearts, we share with you the passing of Kaizen Institute’s founder on 12 JUN 2023; a husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend, colleague, and Sensei - Masaaki Imai. Although he will be missed terribly, he and his love for KAIZEN™ will live in all of us.