The Lean Tortoise... and the Hares
10 April 2011
By Kevin Meyer I had a couple of hours to think this morning thanks to running the Wine Country Half Marathon. Yep, 13.1 miles, which is nothing (ok…
Project Management by Sound Bite
3 April 2011
By Kevin Meyer Most of us decry the sound bite nation - brief burps of information on the news that do nothing to inform the masses about complex sit…
Embrace the Opportunity of Failure!
2 April 2011
By Kevin Meyer Most people and organizations abhor and outright fear failure. Why? Failure can create an impetus for improvement like no other even…
Radioactive Certifications of Waste
30 March 2011
By Kevin Meyer No I'm not talking about the plethora of silly lean certifications - regular readers know that I believe only one, the AME/SME/Shi…
Last Day of the 19 Lean Training DVD Promo
30 March 2011
Just a quick note that tomorrow, Thursday, March 31, is the last day to take advantage of Gemba Academy’s Free 19 DVDs promotion. Anyone that purchas…
Fun With Statistics - Visually Comparing Magnitude
20 March 2011
By Kevin Meyer In this edition of Fun With Statistics we'll take a quick look at a common problem when communicating statistics: describing order…
Productivity from the People
18 March 2011
By Kevin Meyer Interesting article by Kimberly Weisul in BNet describing a study on where CEOs really spend their time. As you'd probably suspec…
The value of quality trumps the easy buck
15 March 2011
By Kevin Meyer WIthin the space of five minutes I came across two articles on two companies that have placed quality ahead of easy short-term profits…