Lessons from the History and Hypocrisy of Politics
27 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer This post is going to tick off a bunch of folks from both ends of the political spectrum, but there's a limit to how much centrist…
Yes, There is Manufacturing in San Francisco
23 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer And I don't mean San Francisco, Mexico. This is "high cost" San Francisco in nutty "high cost" California in…
Making or Breaking Culture
21 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL In one of the best performing companies I have worked with it was within a very few hours of my arrival for my first visit that I hea…
The Outsourcing Lesson of Boeing - Part 2
20 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer Yesterday I gave you the first lesson of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner outsourcing adventure - the savings from outsourcing design and s…
The Outsourcing Lesson of Boeing - Part 1
20 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer For years we've kept you updated on Boeing's outsourcing adventures and how that game has created major problems for the 787 D…
I'll Take Waste For $400, Alex
17 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL The geeks are giddy at the news of Watson - IBM's multi-million dollar entrant in Jeopardy - thoroughly trouncing a couple of sma…
All Idiots Think Alike
16 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL If you haven't done so already, you should try to catch an episode of An Idiot Abroad on the Science Channel. Comedian Ricky Ger…
How To Tell Your Assets From A Hole In The Ground
15 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL I had an email from a reader a little while back asking Kevin and me to delve into how bankers are stifling lean. My answer to the q…