It Still Comes Down to Value - and Character
5 June 2012
In his piece yesterday on A New Ball Game, Bill actually beat me to the punch a bit on the sordid story of American Apparel. I've been planning an…
Memorial Day - And a Jolt of Lean from Ulysses S. Grant
25 May 2012
This Memorial Day we remember those who gave their lives in defense of our country, a sacrifice that should give pause to all the childish bickering g…
Some Stuff is Going On
23 May 2012
I've been collecting a variety of articles I found interesting with the intention to bloviate about them. Unfortunately time has flown by and I ha…
And Now a Few Words from Mike
13 May 2012
It's college graduation season, so once again we get to listen to a bunch of commencement addresses by supposed dignitaries launching kids still r…
Blaming Deming, Lean, and Six Sigma and the Importance of "Why?"
9 May 2012
There have been a couple articles in noteworthy rags over the last couple days that have raised my ire a bit - even if I eventually agreed with one of…
The Value of a Zipper
7 May 2012
Great article in Slate of all places on YKK - you know, that zipper company you've never heard of. Maybe some of you have seen the initials on you…
The Online Education Tsunami
6 May 2012
As one of the partners in Gemba Academy, online education is something I'm a bit interested in. Of course the 230+ lean training videos we offer a…
Lean Chickens 1 Fat Lions 0
31 January 2012
So .... Golden Bear Ltd gets the contract to produce the official mascot for the 2012 British Olymic Team, and decides labor costs - excuse me, labour…