By Kevin Meyer Seven years ago, yes seven, we started to wonder something about the seemingly rosy U.S. productivity numbers: At its most fundamenta…

By Kevin Meyer Regular readers know that I'm no big fan of Jack Welch, to put it mildly.  My opinion is shared by many in the lean world, at leas…

By Kevin Meyer A few years ago when I was a young lad, a friend of mine introduced me to a newfangled gizmo called "Pong."  We temporarily…

By Kevin Meyer There was a fantastic story in The New York Times yesterday on how Toyota is helping various charities in the New York City area.  Mos…

By Kevin Meyer It's been just over two years since Anthony Weiner's first admission to behaving badly, leading to his resignation from Congre…

By Kevin Meyer It's time to clear out some thoughts on an eclectic mix of articles I've been reading, so please pardon the potential mental w…

By Kevin Meyer And now a rare word from what is effectively our sponsor...!  As many of you know, I am one of the partners in Gemba Academy, a compan…

By Kevin Meyer Stories of U.S.-based low margin commodity manufacturers successfully competing against companies from "low cost" countries…