This week we visit Chokolit, yes, a chocolate factory.…

by BILL WADDELL Several years ago I was part of a turnaround team at Cincinnati Microwave - the people that invented radar detectors.  I worked with…

A couple days ago I received the annual report from one of my favorite lean-oriented companies, Danaher.  Like most companies they are grappling with…

by BILL WADDELL A few months ago I launched a one day blitz consulting service in which I would spend one long, intensive day in a company giving the…

Unless you've been under an unusually large rock, by now you've heard of the Twitter phenomenon... basically updating the world on your though…

This week on 5 Questions we meet Jamie Flinchbaugh of The Lean Learning Center. --- 1.  Who are you, what organization are you with, and what are you…

A couple of recent articles on taxes and health care reminded me how important it is to create "skin in the game" for stakeholders.  The tax…

Pardon me if I'm a bit unfair to Delta Air Lines, but they happened to be the scapegoat of the article I'm referencing. Delta Air Lines Inc.…