Books

Know Your Code Self -- How Your Developer Archetype Shapes Your Craft, Career, and Team Dynamics

A pathway to a new philosophy of work, management & leadership, and a call to action for anyone faced with Intractable Problems & Elusive Opportunities. For current, aspiring, formal, and informal leaders. This book presents new principles, attitudes and behaviours along with examples from organisations and concrete practices. Perfectly suited for this digital, hyperconnected world and the ongoing Artificial Intelligence revolution.

A micro-guide to Complexity-thinking for anyone faced with complex problems and struggling to find the crux of the matter. It also contains a call to action. For newcomers to Complexity-thinking and those who are already familiar with the topic. This is the kind of book you'll want to share with your colleagues, manager, and CEO.

Una piccola guida al Complexity-Thinking per tutti coloro che si trovano ad affrontare problemi complessi faticando a trovare il bandolo della matassa. Contiene un invito all'azione. Per neofiti del Complexity-Thinking, per chi ha già famigliarità col tema, è il libro che vorresti far leggere a colleghi, dirigenti, e al tuo Amministratore Delegato.

Ever seen a “game-changing” corporate initiative kick off with fanfare, only to tangle employees in a baffling array of buzzwords, then gradually stagnate, and eventually fade away into obscurity—no change, no improvement, no lessons learned? The Incredible Story of Deft (2nd ed.) lays bare the dirty secret tanking most change efforts: overhyped frameworks, mental models, and “miracle cure” certifications that are as ill-timed as they are ultimately useless—except for adorning a CV and fluffing CVs and propping up pretenders who swear they’ve cracked how work “should” be done through allegedly valuable, rare, and inimitable knowledge with a mystical air. Marvel, rage, scoff, laugh (or cry, or both) by observing the interactions of fun characters at a 2-day workshop that aims to train the employees of the fictional Betovlax Corporation on the perils of Deft.

Ever seen a “game-changing” corporate initiative kick off with fanfare, only to tangle employees in a baffling array of buzzwords, then gradually stagnate, and eventually fade away into obscurity—no change, no improvement, no lessons learned? The Incredible Story of Deft (2nd ed.) lays bare the dirty secret tanking most change efforts: overhyped frameworks, mental models, and “miracle cure” certifications that are as ill-timed as they are ultimately useless—except for adorning a CV and fluffing CVs and propping up pretenders who swear they’ve cracked how work “should” be done through allegedly valuable, rare, and inimitable knowledge with a mystical air. Marvel, rage, scoff, laugh (or cry, or both) by observing the interactions of fun characters at a 2-day workshop that aims to train the employees of the fictional Betovlax Corporation on the perils of Deft.

How to get better at learning from mistakes — building a culture of learning from mistakes in your team or organization.

This is the 2nd collection of real-life experiences and stories from those who have spent time at the "gemba." They have generously offered to write a chapter about lessons learned and tools they have applied. A great book to share with potential volunteers, or nonprofits wanting to learn more about Lean or Six Sigma applied to their organizations.

If you want your 5S implementation to be better than the 90% of the 5S implementations that have failed in other companies (or maybe even your own?), this book is for you!

This is a collection of real-life experiences and stories from those who have spent time at the "gemba." They have generously offered to write a chapter about lessons learned and tools they have applied. A great book to share with potential volunteers, or nonprofits wanting to learn more about Lean or Six Sigma applied to their organizations.

For decades, Lean and Six Sigma have helped businesses improve quality, reduce costs, increase profits and improve customer satisfaction. These skills can help reduce pollution, poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, or almost any problem you can imagine. This is a short but powerful book, intended to motivate you to apply your skills for good!

The book is currently available only through Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). We've raised over $4000 for the Louise Batz Patient Safety Foundation and will continue to donate 100% of proceeds.

STOP REACTING TO NOISE. START RESPONDING TO SIGNALS.  Measures of Success shows business leaders how. Buy the eBook here and receive exclusive digital extras