By Kevin Meyer WikiLeaks has been in the news quite a bit recently thanks to the release of some 70,000+ confidential Iraq War documents.  I won'…

By Kevin Meyer The Third Way, a "moderate progressive think tank" that surprisingly I can agree with on many items, is promoting a "ta…

by BILL WADDELL There are a couple of messages I give to the folks who attend my seminars I think are necessary for everyone in a position to lead ch…

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…