$20 Billion Company CEO... Takes the Bus
28 December 2008
With all the talk of corporate jets and massive bonuses for the CEO's of failing companies, here's a jolt of true leadership inspiration. Haru…
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 strike…
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 thos…
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…
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…
Prepared for a Cliff?
17 December 2008
How prepared are you for a sudden, dramatic decline in demand? Is it even on your radar? Most of us think of demand in terms of waves that slowly rise…
Blinders of Supply Chain Complexity
16 December 2008
Another day, another article trying to figure out how to simplify global supply chains... without realizing that the easiest way to simplify them is t…