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Patrick Adams is the author of the best selling and Shingo-award winning book “Avoiding…
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Leveraging Lean Principles to Maximize Impact in Non-Profit Organizations
Leveraging Lean Principles to Maximize Impact in Non-Profit Organizations
By Patrick Adams
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Driving Efficiency and Improving Services in Local and State Government
Driving Efficiency and Improving Services in Local and State Government
By Patrick Adams
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Expanding My Leadership Strategy: 5 Tactical Steps to Align Vision, Goals, and Accountability
Expanding My Leadership Strategy: 5 Tactical Steps to Align Vision, Goals, and Accountability
By Patrick Adams
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A request for my connections… My daughter Emma Flinchbaugh begins her career at Kohl’s on Monday morning. Please share with her your…
A request for my connections… My daughter Emma Flinchbaugh begins her career at Kohl’s on Monday morning. Please share with her your…
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In this episode of Behind the Curtain, hosts Mohamed Saleh, Ph.D. and John Dyer dive into one of the most challenging aspects of leadership and…
In this episode of Behind the Curtain, hosts Mohamed Saleh, Ph.D. and John Dyer dive into one of the most challenging aspects of leadership and…
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🤝 Teamwork for Success: Strong teams thrive on collaboration, shared goals, and mutual respect. Embracing diverse personalities fosters innovation…
🤝 Teamwork for Success: Strong teams thrive on collaboration, shared goals, and mutual respect. Embracing diverse personalities fosters innovation…
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Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap
Self-Published
Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap is a best selling and Shingo-award winning book.
Seeking the best way to understand your company’s operations and leadership, hoping to finally see what’s truly underneath your culture? Take a trip with business performance coach Patrick Adams inside two different cultures -- one you’d like to avoid and one you’d like to emulate -- and then ask yourself the right questions. The answers may lead you -- and your organization’s various stakeholders --…Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap is a best selling and Shingo-award winning book.
Seeking the best way to understand your company’s operations and leadership, hoping to finally see what’s truly underneath your culture? Take a trip with business performance coach Patrick Adams inside two different cultures -- one you’d like to avoid and one you’d like to emulate -- and then ask yourself the right questions. The answers may lead you -- and your organization’s various stakeholders -- somewhere extraordinary.
A Fantastic Account of Two Companies with Very Different Cultures
Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap: 12 Questions to Understand What’s Truly Underneath Your Culture is a transformational book that weaves together the stories of two companies that, on the surface, appear to be quite similar. Underneath, however, they couldn’t be more different. There is a devastating distinction between being a company dedicated to continuous improvement and being one that’s about “continuous appearance” instead. The 12 questions that Patrick Adams outlines in his debut book for business leaders give readers the ability to assess their operations. At last, a practical guide to better understanding your company’s leadership and culture.
Step inside “Company Continuous Improvement” and its counterpart, “Company Continuous Appearance.”
“Patrick Adams contrasts the cultures of two companies he worked for and, though each started with similar lean models and visions, one was mechanistic and only gave the appearance of lean, while the other developed an actual culture of continuous improvement. The contrast provides a vivid example of the difference between fake lean and true lean.” -- Dr. Jeffrey Liker, Author of The Toyota Way, Second Edition
Honors & Awards
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Shingo Publication Award
Shingo Institute
The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded Patrick Adams the Shingo Publication Award for his book, Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap.
“Receipt of the Shingo Publication Award signifies an author’s significant contribution and practical application to the body of knowledge regarding organizational excellence,” says Ken Snyder, executive director of the Shingo Institute.
Full press release:…The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded Patrick Adams the Shingo Publication Award for his book, Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap.
“Receipt of the Shingo Publication Award signifies an author’s significant contribution and practical application to the body of knowledge regarding organizational excellence,” says Ken Snyder, executive director of the Shingo Institute.
Full press release: https://www.usu.edu/today/story/avoiding-the-continuous-appearance-trap-by-patrick-adams-receives-shingo-publication-award -
Facilitation Certification
Leadership Management International
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Ultimate Connector Award
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Catalyst Award
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Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
Amway Corporation
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Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
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Sustaining the Lean Factory
Lean Factory Group
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Value Stream Mapping for Manufacturing
Lean Enterprise Institute
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Developing Change Champions
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Making Materials Flow & Creating Continuous Flow
Harris Lean Systems
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High Performance Work Teams Trainer
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Lean Boot Camp Trainer
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