People & Culture

By Kevin Meyer The rumors are that Apple will be announcing the new iPad 3 on March 7th.  For the first time in a few years I won't be one of the…

By Kevin Meyer Yesterday Sue Shellenbarger penned one of the best articles I've ever seen in The Wall Street Journal, and that's saying a lot…

By Kevin Meyer Yesterday I told you how ten years ago on September 10th was one of the most difficult - and transformative - days of my life.  Yes, t…

By Kevin Meyer Today, 9/10, is a very memorable day to me.  Ten years ago today I had to lay off over 150 brilliant people, including myself. You se…

By Kevin Meyer Another day, another company forgetting that there's a value-adding brain attached to the pair of hands that supposedly costs so m…

By Kevin Meyer Last week brought us two stories of two companies mentioning their respective lean manufacturing efforts.  I thought I'd show you…

By Kevin Meyer Yesterday I came across a video created by McDonald's in the UK that attempts to demonstrate the value of being a McDonald's e…

By Kevin Meyer One of my favorite topics, and passions, is the second pillar of lean: respect for people.  I am completely convinced that the reason…