By Kevin Meyer A couple weeks ago I re-read Michael Balle's excellent business novel, The Lean Manager.  One concept that has been nagging at me…

By Kevin Meyer Evolving Excellence is proud to be part of the 2009 Management Improvement Carnival, coordinated by John Hunter at Curious Cat.  Sever…

After a few weeks of pure mayhem (thankfully positive) at work, culminated by a relaxing trip to Puerto Rico over Christmas to celebrate the folks'…

I figure the last day of the year is a good time to look back at the highs and lows - see who demonstrated real leadership in manufacturing and raised…

AJ Sweat is a long time reader who often sends me interesting, and occasionally outrageous blog fodder - I sincerely appreciate it AJ! - and he recent…

I've been keeping a pretty close eye on GM since I recently became an unexpected investor in the company thanks to the government bailout. Some go…

While GM and Chrysler have wallowed around in government muck and mire, Toyota has struggled to stop their steady slide toward becoming the next GM, a…

There are so many lessons in the health care reform fiasco that I almost don't know where to start. I apologize in advance if I offend some politi…