Fun With Statistics - The Global Tax Compendium
14 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer It's been a while since we had a Fun With Statistics post, but fellow blogger Jason Yip just pointed me to PWC's just-released…
ThyssenKrupp Doesn't Whine, They Do
10 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer I know a few folks over at steelmaker ThyssenKrupp and they've often told me of their continuous improvement efforts. Apparently…
Managing Customers Is Always a Bad Idea
9 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL I received an email from a reader by the name of Alex Anderson writing about an article he read in the Washington Post. Apparently t…
Houston We Have a Problem
8 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer I always take time to read the reports from our sales folks as they provide some great insight into what's happening at our custom…
Clunkers and Roses
7 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL I came across this article explaining why roses cost so much more on Valentine's Day than any other time of the year. The answer…
Still Your Father's Chevrolet
3 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. It doesn't take much to tell this tale... consider the first news item: GM said it…
Forecasting Part II
3 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL A few days ago I wrote a piece extolling the folly of relying on forecasting, using the blizzard that pounded Chicago as an example.…
That Goes Without Saying
1 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL Some moron devoid of ethics and compassion ordered the brutal slaughter of 100 sled dogs in British Columbia when business slowed dow…