EGO IS THE ENEMY: Don't let busy work blind you to the truth on the ground at your plant.

The author shares how his ego affects his growth and speed of change as a plant manager. Topics include the impact of the absence of best practices in every plant such as an increase in costs, reduced quality and increased safety and environmental risks, the reasons for the failure of all change efforts at a plant, and the actions to take to accelerate a leader's journey to a culture of reliability by conquering the ego such as getting a mentor and an expert on lean.