Bill Waddell

Just because the people you choose to surround yourself with agree with you does not mean you are right. I have stated before that great minds might t…

What with the weighty subjects of theology and politics dominating Evolving Excellence this week I thought it would be a good idea to end the week on…

With lean built on a foundation of respect for people, value to customers, true partnerships with suppliers and the elimination of waste which dictate…

I came across an article recently that, at first blush, stuck me as just another accounting driven manufacturing company racing down the road to ruin…

My post the other day on the PhD Posse at Ford drew quite a bit of mixed reaction both in blog comments, and in my email in box. Look - I have no prob…

Both Ford and Boeing strike me as companies that have an intellectual understanding of lean, but have yet to really internalize the principles and mak…

Of all the tools in the Lean Accounting tool kit I am convinced that the most critical one is strategic pricing. In the face of such a down economy ju…

A few weeks back I wrote a post that included a remark about the powder keg I see in China that is not far from exploding. Mark Welch commented with t…