The biggest myth I run into is that Lean is about cutting costs, and by extension cutting jobs. That belief makes employees nervous and makes leaders hesitate, and it gets Lean exactly backward. Lean is about getting healthier as an organization and freeing up capacity so you can grow. Why People Stay Quiet About Waste [...]
Leaders ask me all the time how to get genuine buy-in from their teams instead of grudging compliance. My answer always starts with involvement. People are far less likely to argue with conclusions they reached themselves, and involvement breeds commitment. Start With a Common Mission Before any process work begins, I bring the team together [...]
When I start with a new client, I teach two things right away: the five principles of Lean and a method for getting measurable results quickly, called DMAIC. Together they give a leadership team a shared way to find waste and fix it at the root.The Five Principles of LeanSpecify value in the eyes of [...]
When I walk into an organization that's struggling with change or performance, the first place I look is the executive team. More often than not, the people at the top haven't agreed on which projects matter most, and everyone downstream pays for it. Here's what that looks like day to day. Teams work hard [...]
In this powerful episode, John sits down with Gary Garfield, former CEO of Bridgestone Americas, to share a story of leadership, courage, and stepping into the unknown. In 2009, Gary was serving as Vice President and General Counsel of a $10 billion global company when he received life-changing news—he needed open-heart surgery. Just [...]
Every day we make thousands of choices. And every choice has consequences. The people we choose to hang out with. The words we choose to use. The timing we pick to speak. The food we choose to eat. The places we choose to go. The media we choose to follow. The books we [...]
We all have a personality—but do you truly know how yours is driving your decisions, your stress, and your relationships? In this episode of The Change Mastery Show, John J Murphy dives deep into the world’s most researched personality tool: the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Drawing on nearly 40 years of experience teaching this [...]
Leaders and managers — here’s the hard truth: You can change the strategy. You can upgrade the systems. You can restructure the workflow. But if you don’t address mindset and culture, the change won’t stick. This week we’re joined live by John Murphy, founder of Venture Management Consultants, Inc. and an internationally recognized expert [...]
How do you eliminate fear and unlock breakthrough performance? In this episode of Fearless, John Murphy sits down with America’s #1 Breakthrough Speaker, Brian Biro, for a high-energy conversation about moving from ego-driven fear to we-driven leadership. They explore how the ego creates fear through comparison, projection, and conditioning—and how controlling your focus changes [...]
What if fear isn’t something to eliminate — but something to understand? In this special Friday the 13th episode of Fearless, John Murphy sits down with Hall of Fame speaker, bestselling author, and entrepreneur Jim Cathcart @JimCathcartvideos for a powerful conversation on fear, mindset, and resilience. From superstition and stage fright to financial risk [...]
