Slowly but surely companies are beginning to realize that there is more to competitiveness than just cheap labor. Chinese wages and salaries are a…

The Detroit Three car companies, and all companies for that matter, are taking sometimes draconian steps to cut costs. Some examples: Over the past…

Believe it or not, South America has long been a test bed for new auto production ideas. Many automakers use South America to try out new manufactu…

A hat tip to Jim Huntzinger for letting several of us know about this interview of Newt Gingrich on Fox's Hannity & Colmes. We mentioned Newt…

California can be an odd place where odd things happen. And so it was the other day when I came across the following in a nearby parking lot. Nice ca…

To many managers, possibly even leaders, people are just numbers and data and costs. Until you are forced to come to the realization that they are...…

My wife and I spent the Thanksgiving holiday with my mother in-law in Michigan. Observing her over the last few years has made me think how lean manuf…

One stark difference between great leaders and pathetic leaders is the acceptance of personal accountability. Some of it is cultural; for example whil…