GM Execs Need More Hummers
28 September 2006
That really was the headline of a recent CNN article... I'm not talented enough to make that stuff up. (Update: CNN apparently didn't find it…
Myopic Mis-focus
27 September 2006
I try hard to avoid picking on NAM. Really I do. But sometimes banging my head against the wall just doesn't relieve the frustration with an org…
A Bold New Day at Ford?
6 September 2006
I've spent the last couple days trying to digest the pros and cons of Ford naming Boeing's Alan Mulally to replace Bill Ford as CEO and have c…
Draining Think Tanks in Traverse City
15 August 2006
A couple days ago I arrived in Traverse City, Michigan... right after the conclusion of the 2006 Traverse City Auto Conference. Organized by the Cent…
Toucan Sam to the Rescue
1 August 2006
I wonder if the marketing whizzes at Ford read the NAM/McGladrey report on success factors for manufacturing companies, where the #1 best practices wa…
What? No Whining?
19 July 2006
A couple days ago Jim Press, President of Toyota Motor North America, gave a talk to the National Press Club in Washington. He talked about the histo…
Boy Wonders, Quick Fixes and Jackasses
1 July 2006
GM stock posted its biggest single day gain in months yesterday on the strength of an idea suggested by their largest stockholder, Kirk Kirkorian. Th…
Ford, GM and Harley - The Best We've Got
1 June 2006
Searching around for lean success stories to write up is not an easy task because there are truthfully very few of them. It may come as a surprise to…