Our March 2012 escape to Costa Rica's Guanacaste Province proved to be the perfect blend of luxury relaxation and authentic wildlife adventure. Ba…

Regular readers know that the "respect for people" pillar of lean is particularly important to me - in fact I consider it to be the most cri…

Next month I am participating in a Lean Sales & Marketing event in Indianapolis and, as I start the preparation process, I thought I might share a…

Despite the stacks of books in my office, living room and bedroom, I am not a hoarder. I get books from every direction - some I buy, many are gifts,…

No one needs any evidence to believe the shaving products business is completely out of control. Every time you shop for razor blades there is a new s…

It seems as though a potato chip company called Route 11 went from nothing to a decent little business largely by offering a variety of different type…

Perhaps I'm just an optimist, but it's starting to seem like the discussion on manufacturing in America is changing. Just a year or two ago it…

I recently had the opportunity to help a client hire a new operations leader - and the job went to the person who was "geekiest" about manuf…