Why I’m Writing About the Gemba Most Leaders Never Visit
Why I bring leadership, Kaizen and observation of the leader together in my weekly newsletter.
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Peter Weiss · Creator of ShinKaizen
Stay clear, calm and effective when pressure rises.
Practical inner training for leaders carrying real responsibility. Notice pressure earlier, respond more deliberately, and bring less of the strain home.
Better decisions.Stronger trust.Calmer execution.
ShinKaizen · The Inner GembaYou know how to lead.
You know how to lead.
Pressure can get in the way.
The meeting ends.
Your mind keeps going.
You interrupt sooner than you intended. A difficult decision follows you home. You know what a better response looks like, but in the moment it slips away.
ShinKaizen gives you a place to practise: the sensations, thoughts and impulses you can notice before they become your next words or actions.
Discover the 90-day programme“Inner Gemba is the field of direct observation inside a leader, where bodily sensations, emotions, thoughts, impulses, and habitual reactions can be seen as they arise, before they become words and actions.”Peter Weiss · Creator of ShinKaizen
LeaderKaizen · The Outer Gemba
Build a team that improves without waiting for you.
Develop leadership where it matters: in priorities, daily conversations, problem solving and the way work gets done.
Bespoke support, online and onsite. From a focused week to a partnership of 12 months or more.
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What the work meant in practice.
“…more aware of how I respond under pressure and more deliberate in how I lead.”
Entrepreneur · Excerpt from his ShinKaizen account
“The workshop was practical, targeted and well received…”
Entrepreneur · Excerpt from his separate Ireland workshop account
I’m Peter Weiss. My work brings together experience as a managing director, business owner and Kaizen practitioner with the discipline of observing my own reactions.
I’m based in Thailand and work with English-speaking clients worldwide. Recent onsite assignments have taken me to China, Ireland and the Netherlands.
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Field notes on leadership, Kaizen and the Inner Gemba. Explore a few starting points below.
Inner Gemba: The Leadership Practice of Going to the Real Place Within
What Inner Gemba means, where the idea comes from, and how inner observation supports practical leadership.
Read on LinkedInKaizen is powerful. But it has a blind spot.
Before improving a process, ask: better for what, and for whom? A look at the conditions that help real Kaizen take root.
Read on LinkedInA weekly note from the Inner Gemba.
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