Tumbling Down the Slippery Slope
23 January 2012
The task of the die hard Toyota defenders just got tougher. The company just sold out sixty plus years of being able to assure job security at a level…
Why Mitt is the Anti-Lean
22 January 2012
My disdain for Mitt Romney was made clear a few months ago - I was bashing Mitt before Mitt-bashing was cool. I am compelled to do it again if for no…
Advice for Women
18 January 2012
Gender discrimination comes in a lot of forms, and with all of the hundreds of companies I have visited and the thousands I have researched I expect I…
Command by Buzzword
5 January 2012
What does an Ivy League trained Commander in Chief with his Ivy Leaue trained staff mean when they describe their strategy with the words "lean&q…
A Momentous Anniversary
5 January 2012
For lots of reasons Henry Ford has been written off as a not-too-bright, mean-spirited guy whose only claim to greatness is the assembly line, and eve…
"Privilege should lead to responsibility"
4 January 2012
I am an unabashed Michigan State fan which makes me an unabashed Kirk Cousins fan. Their big win over Georgia on Monday was fun to watch, but every Sp…
Platypus Leadership
2 January 2012
A wise person, lost in anonymity to the ages, described the platypus as a duck designed by a committee. It is exactly the sort of useless thing a comm…
The Antithesis of Lean
29 December 2011
In the interest of protecting client confidentiality I won't name the town. Recently, however, I was out west in a beautiful spot in the Rocky Mou…