Systems Leadership

Humanism is a philosophy that centers on acknowledging the dignity of your fellow humans. It is a recognition that our behavior impacts others. We don’t live in a vacuum. When we are in a leadership position, we have even more responsibility to do good, not just for ourselves, but for our team as well. Humanistic management or leadership is a philosophical approach that is at once: Compassionate, ethical, responsible, reasonable, and strategic. To be an effective, ethical leader requires a variety of different interrelated skills.

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Extensively revised and expanded, Future Search, the classic, definitive, best-selling book on one of the most powerful methods for changing and improving all types of organizations and communities, includes a host of new tools, and three new chapters. If you want to do strategic planning, product innovation, quality improvement, organizational restructuring, or any other major change in a participative, whole system way, this book is your guide.

In Too Big to Ignore, recognized technology expert and award-winning author Phil Simon explores an unassailably important trend: Big Data, the massive amounts, new types, and multifaceted sources of information streaming at us faster than ever. Never before have we seen data with the volume, velocity, and variety of today. Big Data is no temporary blip of fad. In fact, it is only going to intensify in the coming years, and its ramifications for the future of business are impossible to overstate.

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Andy Lazris, MD, is a practicing primary care physician who experiences the effects of Medicare policy on a daily basis. As a result, he believes that the way we care for our elderly has taken a wrong turn and that Medicare is complicit in creating the very problems it seeks to solve. Aging is not a disease to be cured; it is a life stage to be lived. Lazris argues that aggressive treatments cannot change that fact but only get in the way and decrease quality of life.

How do you create a culture where improvement happens every day — not just during special projects? The secret lies in two simple patterns: Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata. In this concise and practical guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman breaks down Toyota’s habit-building system for daily progress and leadership development. You’ll learn: How to set challenging goals and move toward them step-by-step How leaders coach thinking patterns — not just give answers How to turn PDCA into a daily, structured habit Why building routines ("kata") is more effective than just teaching tools How ...

This groundbreaking audiobook provides you with the only start-to-finish system for defining, communicating, and taking control of your leadership personal brand at work, whether you are leading yourself or leading others. Modeled after proven big-brand marketing methods, Master the Brand Called You guides you step-by-step through corporate branding techniques never before adapted for personal use.

Kaizen is not just about fixing processes — it's about growing people. Continuous improvement, or Kaizen, means making small, steady changes to make things flow better, work smoother, and serve customers more effectively. At its core, it’s not just a method — it’s a mindset. Yet many organizations misunderstand PDCA — treating it as a mechanical cycle for process improvement, while ignoring the development of the people behind the process. In this powerful and insightful book, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman shows how true Kaizen and PDCA must go hand in hand: improving the system and ...

Andon is a system that alerts people to problems before they happen, in order to make the process more efficient and prevent issues. In manufacturing, an andon is a system that tells managers, maintenance workers, and other employees about a problem with quality or the manufacturing process. But is this all that Andon being?Andon is a system that alerts people to problems before they happen, in order to make the process more efficient and prevent issues. In manufacturing, an andon is a system that tells managers, maintenance workers, and other employees about a problem with quality or the ...

Want a workplace where people solve problems, improve continuously, and love what they do? That’s not luck — it’s Lean Culture. In this practical guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman explores how Toyota creates a culture where improvement is everyone's job — not through pressure, but through daily behaviors, leadership, and purpose. You’ll learn: How to engage employees without micromanaging How to turn Lean from a “project” into a way of life How leaders build motivation, trust, and ownership The real role of managers in sustaining Lean habits Real examples of cultural ...

Genchi genbutsu is the Toyota way of thoroughly understanding a situation by personally observing and confirming information or data at the place where the situation is happening. For instance, when someone in charge is trying to figure out a problem, they will go to where the work is being done and watch how it's being done. They will also talk to the people doing the work to make sure the information is correct and to understand what's going on. They won't only trust information from a computer or from other people. This rule applies to both high-level leaders and lower-level supervisors....

How do you build reliable operations without killing innovation? The biggest challenge in implementing Standard Work is finding the right balance: Between giving employees clear, repeatable standards — and giving them space to think, improve, and grow. In this practical guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman shows you how Toyota achieves that balance. You'll learn: Why most companies misunderstand Standard Work How to write effective standards that empower, not restrict Who should be involved in creating standards How Standard Work supports quality, cost, and delivery performance How it forms the ...

One of the biggest challenges in Lean is this question: “Where’s the financial benefit?” In many organizations, Lean feels like a set of good practices with unclear payoffs. But at Toyota, Lean principles and financial decision-making go hand in hand — not just for short-term savings, but for long-term strategic advantage. In this practical and thoughtful guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman explores how to apply Lean Thinking to Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) — turning improvement efforts into clear, justifiable business value. You’ll learn: Why Lean must be connected to financial ...

Most people think of TPS as a set of tools. But it’s much more than that. The Toyota Production System (TPS) is not just a framework for factories — it’s a Thinking Production System rooted in leadership, purpose, and principles that drive excellence across any industry. In this clear and insightful guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman cuts through the misconceptions to show what TPS really is — and what it isn’t. You’ll discover: Why TPS is a mindset, not a manual How TPS applies to any industry, not just automotive The principles and values that make up the Toyota Way Why stable ...

Managing projects effectively and on time can be tough. But how would you like a system to manage several projects at once, and bring in all of them on time and on budget? What if you could clearly identify your priorities and consistently meet your deadlines? What if factoring in your hard-won wisdom and keenest insights suddenly became systematic for you? How would you like to have more work/life balance, and even be able to go home on time? It's no pipe dream - now you can!

We all face the same problem: we’re constantly busy, but we never seem to get anything done. We know we should focus on the task in hand, but it feels impossible with so many distractions and demands on our time. We all need The Pomodoro Technique. This deceptively simple tool, now being used by more than two million people around the world, helps us regain control and achieve our goals. It transforms both work and home life by splitting days into 25-minute ‘pomodoros’ which focus our minds and make us far more productive.

At first, Taiichi Ohno, who helped create the Toyota Production System, didn't want to write it down because he was afraid people would only pay attention to the tools and theories. When he finally wrote it down, he described it as a house because a house can be considered as a system. If you remove any supports holding up the roof, the roof and everything connected to it will fall down. One of the students of Ohno said that Toyota made a mistake when they named it the Toyota Production System. Instead, Toyota should have named it the Thinking Production System because the main purpose was ...

This collection of essays deals with the situated management of risk in a wide variety of organizational settings. The emphasis in these contributions is upon the variety of ways in which organizational actors, in combination with a range of material technologies and artifacts, such as safety reporting systems, risk maps, and key risk indicators, accomplish and make sense of the normal work of managing risk - riskwork.

In traditional companies, managers make decisions and workers execute the plan. But Holacracy is a revolutionary and tried-and-tested new system which turns everyone into a leader. The organisation looks like a nest of circles, not a pyramid—but it's not anarchy. It's finally clear who should make each decision—the person on the frontline has that authority—and the organisation succeeds by adapting swiftly to pursue its purpose.