Obesity Leads to Cost Disease
9 October 2012
When the local school district is in financial trouble the routine message to the community is that the tax levy must be passed or they will be forced…
Charting the Course Based on SWAGS and Ballpark Figures
8 October 2012
Last week the BLS announced that 873,000 jobs had been created, dropping unemployment to 7.8% ... or that maybe it had only created 114,000 jobs which…
The Difference Between Leading and Wonking
4 October 2012
There are lots of reasons why even the most liberal pundits are acknowledging Romney as the clear winner of last night's debate. The high point fo…
Little of This, Little of That
3 October 2012
Lots of interesting stuff in the news and on the Net lately. Change can be tough From an Evolving Excellence friend, David Foster, over at Chicago B…
Discussing the Topic
27 September 2012
The other day I showed a simple P&L for two businesses - one more profitable while the other provided greater value for customers - and posed the…
Today's Discussion Topic
24 September 2012
Which of he following is the better managed business - the leadership of which is deserving of the greater reward? Discuss among yourselves ...…
It's All About People and Relationships
20 September 2012
The most disappointing aspect of Lean Accounting is the tendency of many managers to skim over the part of Simple Excellence that says decisions are b…
Disruptive Management
11 September 2012
There is an article on Financial Times called "Why Sony Did Not Invent the iPod". If you don't have a FT account don't worry about i…