Top 10 Posts of 2020

The end of the year is traditionally a time to look back and reflect. One way to reflect is to evaluate popular blog posts. I have been taking time to reflect on the year that was and as part of that reflection I have flipped back through the 150 blog posts I have written so far this year and compiled a list of my Top 10.

10. 9 People Management Tips That Will Make You a Better Manager - People management is an art that needs to be understood by everybody especially CEOs and managers and people in leadership or position of authority.

9. 5 Ways To Improve Employee Development At Your Company - Investing in the development of employees is the most important and rewarding thing a manager can do.

8. The Five Types of People to Surround Yourself with for Success - There are five types of people that you must surround yourself with if you want to successful.

7. Keeping Employees Motivated: 5 Essential Tips - Employee motivation is an integral part of performance and excellence for a business or company.

6. 5 Traits of an Effective Leader - Using these traits, effective leaders are also better able to smoothly lead their teams through major business and policy changes.

5. Hoshin Kanri: A Better Way for Strategic Execution - In Lean Thinking “Hoshin Kanri” is the process to select those annual objectives that will give the organization the greatest possible advantage.

4. The Role of Catchball in Lean and Strategic Planning - Catchball is one of the simplest and most effective ways to achieve continuous improvement in your organization.

3. 10 Ways to Motivate Your Team - Leaders must understand that in today’s new workplace, there does not exist a single recipe to motivate employees.

2. 4 Step Process to Determine Leading Indicator KPIs - While we can’t tell you which leading indicators are most important in your business, I do have a proven process for determining the ones that will work for you.

1. 9 Leadership Tools To Inspire Employees To Give Their Best - In this article, we will show you nine leadership tools that can help you to inspire employees to give their best.

What were some of your favorite Lean posts from 2020? Any recommendations for next year?


Thanks for your continued readership in 2020. I hope you enjoy the holiday season and go on to achieve Lean success in 2021.