Naysayers vs. Just Negative
21 March 2010
By Kevin Meyer Last week I discussed the value of listening to naysayers... and how that can make the difference between creating an Apple iPod and a…
Taking Care of Knowledge During a Downturn
18 February 2010
By Kevin Meyer The last couple years have been tough for many organizations, and for some the downturn is continuing. How you treat your knowledge a…
The Culmination is... Poof!
21 January 2010
Mergers and acquisitions are a common activity in business, even if they rarely work our as originally envisioned. At least that original vision is oc…
The Cascading Cost of Rehiring
19 January 2010
A couple of recent stories on the same topic but from different angles really helps point out the cost of laying off. First Richard McCormack at Manuf…
The absurdity of executive bonuses.
2 December 2009
Maybe pigs really can fly. Maybe hell will freeze over. Today I finally read something in the Wall Street Journal that didn't make me feel like I…
Team Science
24 November 2009
Fascinating article in the European edition of the Wall Street Journal last week on how scientific research is being performed by larger and larger te…
Chief Brain Officer
17 October 2009
Regular readers know that one of my pet peeves is with how most organizations, especially manufacturers, think of their people. Yep, just a pair of ha…
Slowdown, Honda Style
9 September 2009
Take a step back in time, just a few months before the bailout and cash for clunkers distorted the market by stimulating the demand for foreign autos,…