People & Culture

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 drooling Apple g…

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

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

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 see, not quite a ye…

Another day, another company forgetting that there's a value-adding brain attached to the pair of hands that supposedly costs so much. The differe…

Last week brought us two stories of two companies mentioning their respective lean manufacturing efforts. I thought I'd show you a couple quotes a…

Yesterday I came across a video created by McDonald's in the UK that attempts to demonstrate the value of being a McDonald's employee - and re…

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