People Aren't on the Balance Sheet. That's the Problem.
25 May 2026
I've been ranting about this for nearly twenty years. The accounting treatment of people is broken, and almost nobody in a position to fix it is m…
The SpaceX IPO, SPaaS, and Why the Rocket Isn't the Point
22 May 2026
My wife occasionally wanders into my office early in the morning to find me talking to Claude on one screen while a collection of very colorful, const…
Which Leaders Have the Guts to Actually Respect Human Nature?
19 May 2026
Jon Miller wrote something a few years ago at Gemba Academy that has stayed with me. The Toyota Way's second pillar is universally translated as &…
Who Built the Toyota Production System? A Recovered Archive and a Debate Worth Reading
18 May 2026
Almost 30 years ago I launched Superfactory.com, born out of my own lean journey and a desire to share what I was learning - and to play with this new…
Veggie Khao Soi — Northern Thailand's Coconut Curry Noodle Soup
17 May 2026
Serves: 4–5 Total time: ~55 minutes Difficulty: Moderate Diet: Vegetarian Background Khao Soi is one of the defining dishes of Northern Thailand, p…
The Right Leadership Call, Built in Advance
13 May 2026
I was in college in the fall of 1982 when seven people in Chicago died from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. I remember the news coverage, the sudden p…
The Innovation Engine We're Choosing to Break
11 May 2026
I recently caught a Bloomberg interview with authors of a new book, Priority Technologies: Ensuring U.S. Security and Shared Prosperity, edited by MIT…
The Framework Graveyard: What the Consulting Industry Did to Good Research
3 May 2026
A few days ago I came across a LinkedIn series by Corina Enache, an anthropologist who has spent the past several weeks doing something I hadn't s…