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Author Archives: Connie Tolman
Wisdom of Shambhala
The introduction of such wisdom into North American culture is an historical landmark – the wisdom of Shambhala. from Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala by Chogyam Trungpa I ask myself why this quote caught my attention.  Back in the … Continue reading
Predicting the Future
Part of wondering what is next either for ourselves or for the country or for the human race, one starts to look at how to see into the future. When I look back at how things have evolved in my career, … Continue reading
Production As a Means Not an End
He had forgotten the simple emotions of childhood, and perhaps never encountered the delights of youth. He believed in production, that useful figment of economy, as if it had been real like laughter;  Page 67 ..ploughs and butter-churns were but … Continue reading
What Do You Love to Do?
These days everybody from the car dealer to self help books give advice that you should do what you love to do. In finishing Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, I was struck by the theme throughout the book … Continue reading
The Kata and Me
I haven’t had the chance to apply the kata to my work yet – still looking for a current condition that is stable enough and a person who I can work with. I think I’ve found both – 1.  A new … Continue reading
New Years Observations
I haven’t posted for awhile but I have 6 drafts awaiting review and publishing. I am a person who likes the new year to review past assumptions and to make any corrections from last year. I started seeing a pattern … Continue reading
Tir Na Nog
Another proof of Tir Na Nog – things come to you when you need them – taken from David Whyte’s interpretation of Tir Na Nog as the land of the young, as the Irish would say that what we need … Continue reading
5S Training – Part 8
OK, we have made it to part 8. What has transpired since the last briefing? Another session was completed of 3 groups who went through 1 1/2 hours of classroom training, went out to complete a project and came back … Continue reading
Change Agent Must Be a Warrior – Sun Tzu The Art of War
I recently described the manufacturing environment as controlled chaos to a candidate for an open position. Then I just read an excerpt from The Art of War as follows: Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question … Continue reading
5S Training – Part Seven
Since the last posting, more training has been held with cross functional representatives. As part of the training, smaller groups of 3 or 4 go out to an area and pretend that they are going to implement 5S. They come … Continue reading
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