Email, Lean and Concise
26 September 2008
We've had a few posts over the last year discussing how to minimize email, improve the processing of email, and the like. But how about reducing…
Why Companies Succeed at Lean
24 September 2008
Guest author today is Cash Powell, Jr. of the University of Dayton's Center for Competitive Change. --------- In a recent interview, the 16th Pre…
Sloan Blows Lean 101
23 September 2008
Recently my opinion of MIT's Sloan Management Review, and the supposed gurus behind it, has improved. This week the bubble burst and they're…
The Smoking Hot Blonde of Kaikaku
18 September 2008
Earlier this week Dan Markovitz penned a post comparing kaizen with kaikaku... steady continual improvement versus sudden, radical improvement. The p…
Sensei Asks: Middle School or First Grade?
15 September 2008
Guest author today is Cash Powell, Jr. of the University of Dayton's Center for Competitive Change. ----- When Orrie Fiume, then Executive Vice P…
Wasting Time on Cultural Nuance
13 September 2008
I enjoy traveling, although the past week in Switzerland and France has been rather grueling. One of the aspects I like most is seeing how cultures a…
Stop the "Mean" Already!
6 September 2008
Just a short post, in the hopes that the ignorami that continue to use the word "mean" with "lean" will actually read this and rea…
An Unfortunate Rhyme
29 August 2008
Here we go again... another reporter thinking herself clever for rhyming "mean" with "lean." Mark over at the Lean Blog has comme…