Welcome to the Top of the Curve In 2009 I wrote a piece called "Pop Goes China", pointing out that Chinese costs were heading in the wrong…

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

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

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

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

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 got to pick my b…

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

Many years ago Bill and I authored the Evolving Excellence book which was basically a collection of some our favorite early blog posts. To simplify th…