by BILL WADDELL We have long known of and admired John Ratzenberger's efforts to promote manufacturing.  For a number of years he has stood as th…

by BILL WADDELL The last Lean Accounting Summit contained a lot of great content but what really stood out for me was the focus on value.  There is a…

by BILL WADDELL In the course of giving my Lean Accounting / Lean Business Model seminars over the course of the last several weeks, inevitably we wo…

by BILL WADDELL Western labor costs are better than ten times higher than corresponding labor rates in China.  Overcoming that gap with vastly superi…

By Kevin Meyer We've discussed Volkswagen before - both the possibility that their focus on long term excellence will vault them into the top tie…

By Kevin Meyer If we spent half as much time actually leading as we do looking for leadership lessons under every conceivable rock, perhaps we'd…

by BILL WADDELL Just finished the last stop on a seminar/workshop tour that has taken me over 30,000 miles over the last three weeks talking to folks…

By Kevin Meyer Have you ever experienced a situation where you're grappling with some new concepts and then multiple unrelated circumstances pres…