Bill Waddell

654 posts

Getting Lean the Hard Way

19 October 2010

You have to wonder how many lean books, articles and proposals from lower and middle managers and technical folks the geniuses running the tire compan…

It Keeps On Rollin'

15 October 2010

Lots of strange and interesting news this week ... thought I'd share some of it for those who have been too busy working for a living to spend hou…

The Queen of All Proverbs

13 October 2010

"... perhaps the queen of all proverbs. The road to hell is paved with good intentions." So said Richard Chenevix Trench long ago, and he ma…

Tour Notes 4 - Why Change?

8 October 2010

There are a couple of messages I give to the folks who attend my seminars I think are necessary for everyone in a position to lead change in their com…

Someone Has To Do It

8 October 2010

We have long known of and admired John Ratzenberger's efforts to promote manufacturing. For a number of years he has stood as the sole voice of Ho…

The Value Thing

7 October 2010

The last Lean Accounting Summit contained a lot of great content but what really stood out for me was the focus on value. There is a growing realizati…

Tour Notes 3 - Accounting

6 October 2010

In the course of giving my Lean Accounting / Lean Business Model seminars over the course of the last several weeks, inevitably we would get to the su…