Milliken, the Anti-Kodak

15 January 2012

By Kevin Meyer The last couple weeks have brought the story of yet another icon of business, Kodak, collapsing and filing for bankruptcy.  Yes, failu…

Command by Buzzword

5 January 2012

by BILL WADDELL What does an Ivy League trained Commander in Chief with his Ivy Leaue trained staff mean when they describe their strategy with the w…

A Momentous Anniversary

5 January 2012

by BILL WADDELL For lots of reasons Henry Ford has been written off as a not-too-bright, mean-spirited guy whose only claim to greatness is the assem…

Platypus Leadership

2 January 2012

by BILL WADDELL A wise person, lost in anonymity to the ages, described the platypus as a duck designed by a committee.  It is exactly the sort of us…

The Antithesis of Lean

29 December 2011

by BILL WADDELL In the interest of protecting client confidentiality I won't name the town.  Recently, however, I was out west in a beautiful spo…