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'm typically mo…

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

If it weren't for the fact that thousands of manufacturers all over the developed world are diligently and relentlessly reducing their carbon emis…

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, half) compared…

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

You would never know it by reading the current lean literature, but twenty five years ago lean manufacturing was perceived to be primarily an alternat…

Most of us decry the sound bite nation - brief burps of information on the news that do nothing to inform the masses about complex situations. The ove…

Most people and organizations abhor and outright fear failure. Why? Failure can create an impetus for improvement like no other event. Last Thursday…