Learning from Observation
CEOs, COOs, and consultants like myself do NOT know everything. We shouldnât pretend to, nor expect ourselves to. We do need to constantly focus on learning, thinking, and applying what makes sense.
We all too often overemphasize the differences and underestimate the similarities of our operations with that of others. Becoming skilled at recognizing which differences truly matter in a specific circumstance and which similarities allow us to learn the most is crucial to the effective leader of a manufacturing business.
Lazy leaders believe that copy/paste is a step forward, when it is doomed to fail. For example, failing to comprehend the thinking system behind its tools, many see a Toyota tool like kanban and try to copy/paste it into our own operations. Toyota developed, and continues to evolve kanban
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Dr. Michael J. Urick, associate professor of business administration and graduate director of St. Vincent Collegeâs Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence program, has written a new book entitled âLeadership in Middle-earth: Theories and Applications for Organizations.â
The book examines management theories related to motivation, team composition and development, diversity and inclusion, leader emergence and other related concepts. Each theory is illustrated through examples of Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien, famous for âThe Hobbitâ and âThe Lord of the Ringsâ novels.
âLeadership in Middle-earthâ is the third book authored by Urick. It follows âA Managerâs Guide to Using the Force: Leadership Lessons from a Galaxy Far Far Away,â released in April.