The Dangerous Lite Side of Mindfulness and Lean
3 April 2014
By Kevin Meyer I’ll preface this post by saying that yes, I’m from crazy California, I eat granola with fruits and nuts in the morning, am vegetarian…
Just a Simple Strategy
16 February 2014
By Kevin Meyer I remember two decades ago when I was in my first real executive role and I was asked to come up with a strategy for my business unit.…
Reflections on 25 Years of Lean - with Womack, Shook, and Jones
12 November 2013
A heads up to Evolving Excellence readers that Gemba Academy has just added a group of videos to its Gemba Live! series titled "Reflections on 25…
Of Meetings, Metrics and Dishwashing
19 October 2013
By Kevin Meyer Last week I started a discussion post in the Lean Six Sigma LinkedIn group on Gemba Academy's latest featured video showing the mo…
Of Maps, ERP, and Basic Thinking
29 September 2013
By Kevin Meyer A hat tip to Mark Graban for pointing out this article on a problem the Fairbanks airport has been experiencing with Apple Maps. It w…
Leadership by Welch, Immelt... and Layer
25 August 2013
By Kevin Meyer Regular readers know that I'm no big fan of Jack Welch, to put it mildly. My opinion is shared by many in the lean world, at leas…
Yes, Carlos Danger, Character Still Matters
23 July 2013
By Kevin Meyer It's been just over two years since Anthony Weiner's first admission to behaving badly, leading to his resignation from Congre…
Online Lean and Six Sigma Training from Gemba Academy
17 July 2013
By Kevin Meyer And now a rare word from what is effectively our sponsor...! As many of you know, I am one of the partners in Gemba Academy, a compan…