Operations & Leadership Perspectives
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Thursday Research: New Tools, Old Process, Tired Managers. Why Technology Spending Is Not Turning Into Productivity
New research shows 58% of food and beverage workers see productivity falling despite technology investment, and only 22% of managers worldwide are engaged. Why the process and the manager decide whether technology pays, with a 30-day plan.
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Wednesday Environment Scan: $136 Billion in Tariff Refunds Is Moving. Is Your Company Collecting?
About $136.6 billion in IEEPA tariff refunds is moving through U.S. Customs, but refunds are not automatic. What happened, where money is being left behind, and what CFOs and COOs should do in the next 30 days.
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Tuesday Leadership: The Leaders Who Run the Day. Develop Supervisors, Respond Well, Coach, and Clarify Decision Rights
A daily management system is only as good as the leaders who run it. Four disciplines decide whether it works: developing supervisors, responding well when problems surface, coaching instead of answering, and clear decision rights.
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Monday Execution: From the Line to the Plant Manager in One Hour, Tiered Meetings and Leader Standard Work
Tiered daily meetings move a problem from the line to the plant manager in about an hour. Leader standard work makes sure leaders walk that path every day. How to combine them, with a 30-day start plan.
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EGBS Weekly Leadership Brief — October 4–10, 2026
Seven days, one question: is your operating system surfacing the truth early enough to act? A summary of this week’s ENLOSA perspectives on leadership, five factory numbers, ownership, PMI and tariff signals, research, accountability and recharge.
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Sunday Growth: Reflect, Connect, Stay Curious. Three Habits That Turn Experience Into Growth
The business can only grow as fast as its leaders learn. Three research-backed habits help: a 15-minute personal Friday close, a personal board instead of a single mentor, and deliberate curiosity.
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Saturday Recharge: Kiteboarding, Wakeboarding, Surfing and Water Skiing, Florida vs. La Ventana, Baja
Florida and La Ventana, Baja California Sur, both offer warm-water adventure, but they excel at different sports and seasons. Here is how kiteboarding, wakeboarding, surfing and water skiing compare, so you can plan a recharge that fits.
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Friday Accountability: The Commitment Ledger, the Watermelon Report and the 30-Minute Friday Close
Most leadership teams do not have an accountability problem. They have an accountability system problem. Three practical tools turn plans into results: a commitment ledger, honest status reporting and a 30-minute Friday close.
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Thursday Research: What Management Practices and Cash Conversion Studies Say About Operational Performance
Research links disciplined management practices to productivity and lower inventory, and working-capital studies link fewer days of cash tied up to profitability. Here is what the evidence supports, and where it stops.
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Wednesday Environment Scan: Tariffs, AI and PMI Signals Every Operations Leader Should Read Together
Prices, supplier lead times, tariffs and AI adoption are moving at the same time. Read together, they point to three moves operations leaders can make this week.
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