tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84222900778768437872024-09-16T12:12:29.979-07:00Developing Today's LeadersWhy Culture Matters In Today's Highly Competitive Global EconomyColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-17201218332200106412014-09-26T15:55:00.001-07:002014-09-26T17:04:54.966-07:00Don't Dread The SMED Dreading Change By Colin D. Baird The time has come for improvements to your business, but you’re dreading them.  I know, as  CEO you don’t like variation-especially since it represents change away from your original thinking, but improving how you look at it may help you grow your Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-82537856925678763692014-09-26T15:46:00.002-07:002014-09-26T15:46:32.762-07:00Removing America's Corporate Cancer Removing America's Corporate Cancer   By Colin D. Baird   One of the more controversial recommendations-historically speaking, was for American leadership to remove and abolish the merit rating system. Thirty years ago, Dr. W. Edwards Deming described pay for performance systems as a fast spreading disease already "leaving people bitter, crushed, bruised, battered, desolate,Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-27553184199419328032014-09-26T15:45:00.001-07:002014-09-26T15:45:31.396-07:00WMD's Lessons From An American Caesar EWMD's: Leadership Lessons From An American Caesar   By: Colin D. Baird   When Emperor Hiro Hito accepted America’s terms of surrender from General MacArthur in September of 1945, citizens of Japan knew they had lost a hard fought war. Over the next 35 years however, leaders in Japan slowly, quietly, and methodically waged a new war.  This non armed, non violent Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-80241075699619382812014-09-26T15:43:00.002-07:002014-09-26T15:43:43.465-07:00Go, No Go? Key Decisions That Drive Culture Go, No Go? Key Decisions That Drive Culture   Learning from failure, and removing the causes behind it, vastly contributes to both profitability, and culture. Employees engaged in these environments routinely contribute to identifying various business conditions that negatively impact it. Ignoring employees input can have fortuitous outcomes.   Profits come from improvements, Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-65925131485929869242014-09-26T15:40:00.004-07:002014-09-26T15:40:40.987-07:00Deming's Kamikaze: Japan's Divine Wind Deming's Kamikaze Unpublished By: Colin D. Baird Surrendering to the Americans September 2nd 1945, shortly after the release of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki,  Emperor Hirohito-long on tradition and on pride--was about to send more shockwaves throughout Japanese culture.   New Year's Day 1946, the Emperor renounced his divinity.  General MacArthur- Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-9662614326678389482014-09-26T15:39:00.000-07:002014-09-26T15:39:17.993-07:00A Fresh Look At An Old Idea Intrinsic Motivation: A Fresh Look At An Old Idea   By Colin D. Baird   How should American industry compete in the future? How should the CEO enhance the commitment of the American worker towards meeting their competitor’s output and quality rates? Is there a direct link between America’s poor maintenance of man’s intrinsic motivation, (perhaps what we would refer to Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-1870094398913231502014-09-26T15:34:00.002-07:002014-09-26T15:34:40.247-07:00Driving Fear From Ford Driving The Fear Out Of Ford   Colin D. Baird   Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford have been dead for many years, but their legacy of command and control is not. American workers have been subjected to generations of fear built around the notion that managers, not employees, know best how to perform value added work for customers. Those actually closest to the value being added,Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-38336033672030344842014-09-26T15:32:00.002-07:002014-09-26T15:32:24.271-07:00An American Addiciton America's Addiction By Colin D. Baird Okay, I admit it, I’m a recovering addict.  No, not like that, I was worse than that, I once was addicted to command and control. Like many other Americans and our government, I too was drawn away from creating a truly meaningful purpose for those who worked with, or for me. Instead, I was attracted by the alluring narcotic of serving myself, Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-44612351715209444712014-09-26T15:28:00.000-07:002014-09-26T15:28:04.315-07:00Reflecting On Yourself: Doing the Hansei 反省Self Reflection By Colin D. Baird   Hansei is a Japanese term for self reflection. Hansei-kai is time set aside to help individuals and organizations look deeply within themselves to understand the outcomes from specific improvement efforts. They comprise the Check function of the Plan, Do , Check, Act (PDCA)  improvement cycle developed by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Each is effective Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-4687177096883760072014-09-26T15:16:00.000-07:002014-09-26T15:16:05.948-07:00Finding Your NicheFinding your niche. Colin in Business News Daily http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/6748-business-niche-characteristics.htmlColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-84384328819471897812014-09-26T15:14:00.003-07:002014-09-26T15:14:37.622-07:00Curiousityhttp://www.ceo.com/entrepreneurial_ceo/why-you-should-always-nurture-curiosity/Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-13089873761582641212014-09-26T15:13:00.005-07:002014-09-26T15:13:55.667-07:00Time For A Cool Changehttp://www.ceo.com/leadership_and_management/5-ways-to-truly-change-your-management-style/Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-90237964121299106342014-09-26T15:13:00.002-07:002014-09-26T15:13:15.752-07:00Serving Up Change At Market Baskethttp://www.ceo.com/leadership_and_management/serving-up-meaningful-leadership-at-market-basket/Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-85504042813242774452014-09-26T15:11:00.001-07:002014-09-26T15:11:28.636-07:00Mackerel in the Moonlight: Learning From The Shiny But Stinky Leaderhttps://www.publicsectordigest.com/articles/view/1399Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-90559181254442780602014-09-26T15:10:00.001-07:002014-09-26T15:10:09.498-07:00Enduring Leadershiphttp://chiefexecutive.net/enduring-leadership-gain-max-schiresons-experienceColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-65326856509792629802014-09-26T15:09:00.000-07:002014-09-26T15:09:12.513-07:00The 1969 Moon Landing: A Chief Executive’s Greatest Impact on HistoryMission To The Moon http://chiefexecutive.net/the-1969-moon-landing-a-chief-executives-greatest-impact-on-historyColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-44510475721328516362014-09-26T15:06:00.003-07:002014-09-26T15:06:53.542-07:00Turning Failure Into GainThe enclosed article appeared earlier this year in Chief Executive Magazine http://chiefexecutive.net/turning-failure-around-through-continuous-innovationColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-49804069584987058962014-09-26T15:03:00.000-07:002014-09-26T15:03:48.230-07:005 Ways to Learn From Target’s Latest Publicity ScandalLearning from Target's mistakes. http://chiefexecutive.net/5-ways-to-learn-from-targets-latest-publicity-scandalColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-39435107832435706642014-09-26T15:01:00.000-07:002014-09-26T15:01:19.817-07:00Using the “Plan, Do, Check, Act” Model to Improve Your Company’s CultureI'm asked occasionally about the Plan, Do, Check, Act model and how to apply it to improving culture as well as process. Chief Executive Magazine published the enclosed essay earlier this year. http://chiefexecutive.net/using-the-plan-do-check-act-model-to-improve-your-companys-cultureColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-59333509807956779692014-09-26T14:58:00.000-07:002014-09-26T14:58:32.576-07:00Kaizen and Other Tools to Improve Culture and Boost ProductivityThe following article appeared in Chief Executive Magazine earlier this year. http://chiefexecutive.net/kaizen-and-other-tools-to-improve-culture-and-boost-productivityColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-22380656819788666252014-03-24T04:35:00.000-07:002014-03-24T04:35:27.947-07:00Improving Employee Performance4 Rules To Elevate Your Employees PerformanceColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-90780736695837948002013-11-14T15:34:00.002-08:002013-11-14T15:34:54.655-08:00Genchi Genbutsu The Ultimate ERP and Metrics Based Reporting SystemGenchi Genbutsu, The Ultimate ERP and Metrics Based Reporting System Toyota Productions Systems, (TPS) leadership and their employees refer to it as genchi genbutsu. It is one of the most important and powerful analytical tools available to the executive today. What is it., and how can  executives use the tool to help them improve their businesses, cultures and lives of the employees and Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-65750464572221338012013-02-08T12:25:00.000-08:002013-02-08T12:25:03.364-08:00J-Curves, Experience Rating, and Your BusinessYou may have heard  the term "J Curve" in many of your business classes, or you may utilize it in your existing business decision making process. Essentially the J Curve is the point in time where capital invested in a specific project reaches the bottom of a curve and begins to head upward to yield a favorable return on invested dollars. I recently attended a conference call on J Colin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-12225014743938300862012-12-03T23:23:00.001-08:002012-12-03T23:23:07.123-08:00A Culture of Safety and Employee Engagement at Spectra Energy - Towers WatsonWhy engaging employees in leadership and safety matter. A Culture of Safety and Employee Engagement at Spectra Energy - Towers WatsonColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422290077876843787.post-23444933263420105682012-12-03T17:51:00.001-08:002012-12-03T17:51:05.567-08:00Leadership: It's Not So Hidden ValueThis one is too hard to pass up given the excessive beating of the drum by the news media on how bosses treat their employees. While we recognize there is significant room for improvement at the leadership level, we also need to recognize when bosses do nice things for their employees, it makes a difference at home, and at work. Random acts of kindness should not go unnoticed. For this, I commendColin D. Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869627251974402445noreply@blogger.com