"I've learned that leadership is taking other people where they can't take themselves. I've learned that it is not about you, it'…

Here in the U.S. it's Thanksgiving Day where we traditionally give thanks for what we have. Yes we all have our struggles. Many of you know I'…

I don't have any particular reason to pick on FormFactor, they just happened to hit the news with a typically insane quarterly earnings report at…

I'm continually amazed that some folks, fewer and fewer thankfully, still consider Paul Krugman to be a reliable thought leader on any subject. Oh…

Behold! The financial crisis has helped the U.S. consumer understand the value of just-in-time! Nearly three years ago I told you about my efforts to…

In this edition of our occasional "5 Questions" series we meet Kevin von Grabe, co-author of Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream. ------ 1.…

Those of us who are in the business of teaching lean are engaged in the endless pursuit of the perfect example, the best analogy, the ideal teaching t…

I thought that there were two kinds of companies - the enlightened ones that viewed a dissatisfied customer as a major problem - a pull the andon cord…