In this part 4 of 4, Tom Root shares advice on adapting your culture…find a purpose. He shares how they orient and work with 500 part-timers over the holiday rush. And he discusses how open book management, the Zingerman processes/recipes all contribute to lean-like practices. 
Continue reading Culture, Purpose, Part-Timers, and Lean
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In this, part 3 of 4, with Tom Root, he shares the benefits of using Open Book Management (OBM) in your company.
Continue reading Ask Your Doctor if Open Book Management is Right For You
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Learn how to give your team the information they need to truly become engaged and empowered in this part 2 of 4 with Tom Root. He’s Managing Partner, Zingmerman’s Mail Order and continuous improvement leader and creator of a business maker space called Maker Works in Ann Arbor, MI.
Continue reading Radical Democratization of Financial Intelligence, Tom Root Pt 02
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Growing Your Business While Staying Small
Join me for the next four episodes as I speak with Tom Root, Managing Partner, Zingmerman’s Mail Order. Also continuous improvement leader and creator of a business maker space called Maker Works in Ann Arbor, MI.
Continue reading Build Your Business To Stay Small, Tom Root, Pt 01
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What? For real? Most of the time, I believe most of think “effective” and “performance review” don’t belong together. The team at ZingTrain share, through this webinar, their thoughts on ways to improve on this procedure that both managers and their employees dread. Continue reading Biz Deep Dive 9 Effective Performance Reviews
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