For those who haven't dug into lean deeply enough to understand how accounting is the real problem, and Lean Accounting is an absolute prerequisit…

It may have passed under your radar in the global economic hubub, but Chinese manufacturing is in the tank and sinking deeper. While the economic melt…

Well, GM is in the news again, this time for refusing to cancel its program that gives a company car and company-paid gas for about 8,000 white-collar…

Bank of America got $25 billion last Fall, then another $20 billion in January, plus a guarantee against losses of $118 billion, and now the New York…

In this issue of 5 Questions we meet Peter Abilla, who many of you probably follow over at shmula. ------ 1. Who are you, what organization are you w…

A hearty congratulations to Mark Graban of the Lean Blog for winning a Shingo Prize for his book Lean Hospitals - Improving Quality, Patient Safety,…

I thought I'd give you a break from all of the grand philosophical ranting and actually write about something practical. Not to worry. I won't…

Regular readers know I have a fascination for American Apparel, and even their CEO Dov Charney. I was lucky enough to get a tour a few months back.…