by BILL WADDELL The most important thing in life is not what you did in the past but what you do next.  That is particularly important if you happen…

By Kevin Meyer A few days ago The Wall Street Journal had a book review on John Kay's Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly .  I…

By Kevin Meyer Here we are again, tax day.  I'm always amazed by the people excited to receive a refund not realizing they've really just giv…

by BILL WADDELL If it weren't for the fact that thousands of manufacturers all over the developed world are diligently and relentlessly reducing…

By Kevin Meyer I had a couple of hours to think this morning thanks to running the Wine Country Half Marathon.  Yep, 13.1 miles, which is nothing (ok…

by BILL WADDELL A great interview on Bloomberg with the head of GE's Appliance business ... he talks about having to take a "systems view of…

by BILL WADDELL By most accounts we are on the verge of shutting down the US government.  To that I can only say, thank goodness.  Much more governme…

by BILL WADDELL You would never know it by reading the current lean literature, but twenty five years ago lean manufacturing was perceived to be prim…