Gregg Popovich on Leadership and Empowerment TAGS: basketball | blitz | consulting | continuous improvement | empowerment | gregg popovich | leadership | lean | manu ginobili | nasty | nba | san antonio spurs | six sigma | sports | tim duncan | timeouts | tony parker Despite being a two-time NBA Coach of the Year and winning four NBA championships, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is still underrated. He doesn’t grab the SportsCenter highlights or …Continue reading →

Hitting the Reset Button for 2014 TAGS: 2014 | consulting | continuous improvement | french bulldog | leadership | lean | lean blitz | melky cabrera | reset button | six sigma | sports As I posted in late 2013, 2013 was both a good year and a pretty tough year. There are three reasons behind why 2013 was difficult: – One was a …Continue reading →

Revisiting Notre Dame’s Gauntlet Machine Fiasco and Respect For People TAGS: brian kelly | cam mcdaniel | consulting | error | gauntlet | leadership | lean | lean blitz | notre dame | operations | process | respect for people | snafu | sports | visual Not too long ago we covered the gauntlet machine snafu with the Notre Dame football team during practice. More information has come forward in the story that shows Brian Kelly …Continue reading →

The Toyota Way Principle #9 and Notre Dame Football – 2013 Edition TAGS: bcs | bob diaco | brian kelly | championship | coach | college football | consulting | football | leaders | leadership | lean | lean blitz | nfl | notre dame | operations | philosophy | process | sports | toyota way It’s August, and that means both pro and college football seasons are coming soon – many college teams will kick off their season at the end of the month. Last …Continue reading →

Penn State University and Violation of Mission Statements TAGS: accreditation | allegations | blitz | consulting | culture | fbi | fixing | football | freeh | health | integrity | jerry sandusky | joe paterno | leadership | lean | louis | mid-atlantic | middle states commission on higher education | mission | ncaa | operations | penn | philosophy | principle | problems | process | scandal | sports | state | toyota way | university | vision | website | well being Penn State University continues to suffer the consequences of misplaced priorities. Not only have severe sanctions been applied to the university by the NCAA but now the accreditation status of …Continue reading →