No Christmas? Celebrate Beltane!
25 December 2008
Many companies, including mine, canceled Christmas (ok, "Holiday"..) parties this year. In our case we did it as part of a preemptive strik…
Merry Christmas!
24 December 2008
Merry Christmas and Mele Kalikimaka from Evolving Excellence, thankfully headquartered in sunny California! Enjoy!…
Ban Supply or Decrease Demand?
23 December 2008
Reason TV has put out the following YouTube video listing a bunch of products banned in the past year. Pretty impressive list, eh? Sure, some of tho…
It's Work Rules, Not Pay
22 December 2008
There are a lot of people complaining about the supposed differences between the hourly pay of union auto workers with the Detroit 3 and the non-union…
Surviving China's Deep Contradictions
21 December 2008
Wednesday's Financial Times had a fascinating article describing the rather incongruent business climate in China. China this week celebrates the…
Factory Tour of the Week: Widmer's Cheese
20 December 2008
Just in time for the holidays, here's Widmer's Cheese!…
Examples of Excellence: Caught Red Handed
19 December 2008
Examples of Excellence is a weekly feature showcasing examples of operational excellence. If you have an example you'd like to share, please emai…
Is a No Layoff Policy Really Wise?
18 December 2008
Conventional lean wisdom dictates that in order to obtain employee commitment for lean improvements, improvements that by their nature create efficien…