by BILL WADDELL Welcome to the Top of the Curve In 2009 I wrote a piece called "Pop Goes China", pointing out that Chinese costs were head…

by BILL WADDELL Bob Emiliani is one of those guys who enjoys well-deserved lean wizard status.  He is an experienced lean practicianer, an author, a…

By Kevin Meyer At the risk of creating another firestorm from the paranoid lemmings who blindly equate asking a question with being in denial, I came…

By Kevin Meyer Evolving Excellence is proud to host this edition of the Management Improvement Carnival.  You can find past carnivals at the Curious…

by BILL WADDELL In most companies, people are hired by Human Resources according to criteria and policies set by HR and senior management - education…

by BILL WADDELL I had breakfast with a team of folks from one of the big enterprise software outfits while I was at the Lean Accounting Summit - they…

By Kevin Meyer Yesterday Sue Shellenbarger penned one of the best articles I've ever seen in The Wall Street Journal, and that's saying a lot…

By Kevin Meyer Many years ago Bill and I authored the Evolving Excellence book which was basically a collection of some our favorite early blog posts…