Most organizations measure productivity, absenteeism, and safety incidents without ever asking what all three have in common. Tim Thomas, a former Australian Special Forces soldier turned sleep specialist, argues the answer is sitting in plain sight at the bottom of every performance pyramid. The conversation moves from combat deployments in Continue Reading The post GA 647 | Making Sleep a Priority with Tim Thomas appeared first on Gemba Academy.
Culture shapes how people receive change, and nowhere is that clearer than on a shop floor where history, language, and moral authority all sit alongside the 5S board. Royden Johnson and Luc van Merrienboer bring two distinct lenses to that tension: Royden from years of leading continuous improvement in South Continue Reading The post GA 646 | Connect Before You Correct with Royden Johnson and Luc van Merrienboer appeared first on Gemba Academy.
Trust in leadership has been declining for decades, and Keith Wyche has the research to prove it. A 40-year veteran of AT&T, IBM, and Walmart, Keith opened up to us about a few mistakes he’s made in his career. The real conversation here is what changed him, and what he Continue Reading The post GA 645 | Why Leadership Is Failing with Keith Wyche appeared first on Gemba Academy.
Most leaders assume that the right argument, delivered clearly, will change minds. Owen Fitzpatrick has spent 30 years studying why that assumption is wrong. A psychologist who has worked inside some of the world’s most extreme propaganda environments, from North Korea to Rwanda to his own teenage years, Owen brings Continue Reading The post GA 644 | Defining Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick appeared first on Gemba Academy.
Most organizations say they want high performers, yet quietly punish them for being too valuable to lose. Kabrina Ashley, a coach and behavioral science practitioner based in Nashville, makes the case that the real barriers to change, growth, and improvement are not strategic, they’re neurological. The conversation covers why good Continue Reading The post GA 643 | Asking Better Questions with Kabrina Ashley appeared first on Gemba Academy.
