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Brain Rules

By Ron Pereira - March 30th, 2009

The human brain fascinates me. As such, I was very excited to finally read Brain Rules by John Medina. In this book Medina proposes 12 different rules, that once understood, may help us all to be happier and more productive individuals

Urban Meyer is a Lean Leader (and Go Gators!)

By Ron Pereira - January 9th, 2009

Editors Note: This is a guest post from Michael Lombard. And Buckeye fans please forgive me… I’m sure this is probably some type of college football sin to allow a post such as this on this blog! Go Bucks! I’m still

Proud to Be a Buckeye

By Ron Pereira - January 6th, 2009

As regular readers of the blog know I am a huge Ohio State University fan. Well, as many of my American readers probably know we lost to Texas in the Fiesta Bowl tonight with only seconds left on the clock. It was a true heart brea

The Kaizen Blitz!

By Ron Pereira - December 31st, 2008

Enjoy and Happy New Year all!

5 Characteristics of a Successful Person

By Ron Pereira - December 15th, 2008

I was recently asked to describe the key characteristics of a successful leader/person. Here’s my take on it. 1. Hustle Nothing beats hustle. I don’t care how smart someone is, in my opinion, if they’re not willing to work their

Japan Airlines CEO Comments on Big 3 CEO’s

By Ron Pereira - December 9th, 2008

I first saw this on John Hunter’s blog. It’s a little over 2 minutes and definitely worth viewing… especially in light of recent events in America.

Thankful

By Ron Pereira - November 26th, 2008

I’m sitting here at my PC working on a little “project” I can’t wait to tell you all about. In fact, I’ll probably be sitting here well into the morning… but I am definitely not complaining. Anyhow

The Spinning Lady: Part 2

By Ron Pereira - November 25th, 2008

It’s always interesting how a post that takes me 48 seconds to write can create so much discussion! As of right now there have been 28 29 comments left on the spinning lady post… most explaining how she is spinning one wa

The Spinning Lady

By Ron Pereira - November 24th, 2008

OK, are you up for a challenge? If so, which way is the lady spinning: clockwise or counter-clockwise? Leave your answer in the comments if you want to play. And let me just say… don’t be so sure about your answer.

The Cowboy Hat

By Ron Pereira - October 15th, 2008

This post is my contribution to Blog Action Day, joining thousands of other bloggers to write about one topic for a single day. This year’s topic is poverty. Finally, this post is deeply personal and not related to lean or six sigma

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