Renée’s Writing
Collections from the “Make Work More Human” Blog
Below you will find sets of blog posts designed to walk readers through basic questions that come up when Renée talks with people about fear and love at work. She draws on her research to share stories that illustrate the kinds of love we all want to experience at work. Read these on your own to deepen your commitment to love over fear. Or, read these with your team and discuss what the principles described mean in practice for you.
Love.
Learn about the incredible power of love to bring out our very best at work and in life!
Fear.
Fear is often used to attempt to create compliance, but fear will never motivate our best contributions or loyalty. Find out why.
Forward to Work.
Everything in our world has changed in some way because of the pandemic. The organizations that will thrive are those that go FORWARD to work and not back!
Everywhere I Go.
Everywhere she goes around the world, virtually or in person, Renée meets people who have inspirging and sobering stories to share about their experiences of love and fear at work.
Other Writing and Features
The Case for Connection
Renee’s article is featured as the cover story for the American Society for Quality's "Quality Progress" magazine for March 2022 called, "The Case for Connection."
Make Work Meaningful
This white paper was co-authored by Renée Smith and Robert Martichenko, Founder of LeanCor.
Human Side Of Six Sigma: Making Work More Human
This article by Renée was featured in the American Society for Quality’s magazine, “Lean & Six Sigma Review” on February 2021, Volume 20 Issue 2, pp. 24-27.
Honoring the Kun Lun Way: Cross-Cultural Organization Development Consulting to a Hospitality Company in Datong, China
Research article published in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, May 27, 2009, by Renée and co-author Trine Jensen.
How Can You Be Sure Someone Has True Leadership Skills? Watch for These 3 Rare Signs. Fear is out, love is in.
Renée is quoted in this article by Marcel Schwantes in Inc. Magazine.
Lean Without Limits
This article by Renée appears in the Lean Post, for the Lean Enterprise Institute.