Leadership & Execution

Last week I received a review copy of the second edition of Bob Emiliani's Shingo Prize winning Better Thinking, Better Results. I've always…

Regular readers know that we don't exactly have a high opinion of most books on the latest leadership fads.  Bill once commented that it requires…

In 2005 Boeing decided to sell the Wichita/Tulsa Division of its Commercial Airplanes group to Toronto-based Onex for about $900 million in cash, nami…

Ego seems to often get in the way of effective leadership.  Yesterday we told you about a study that compared the size of S&P 500 CEO's homes…

I admit it, I'm a metrics geek.  I'm always on the lookout for new ways of measuring even inane processes, and always probing for the underlyi…

Five months ago, after yet another story expounding the glories of Carlos Ghosn, we asked Does the Rock Star Have Clothes?  The answer came in last we…

We have enjoyed poking fun at business schools in the past, particularly their penchant for gurus and ability to tailor their programs to shrinking at…

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal ran an article (subscription only) on the way that Home Depot, in the wake of CEO Bob Nardelli's depart…