All Idiots Think Alike
16 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL If you haven't done so already, you should try to catch an episode of An Idiot Abroad on the Science Channel. Comedian Ricky Ger…
How To Tell Your Assets From A Hole In The Ground
15 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL I had an email from a reader a little while back asking Kevin and me to delve into how bankers are stifling lean. My answer to the q…
Managing Customers Is Always a Bad Idea
9 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL I received an email from a reader by the name of Alex Anderson writing about an article he read in the Washington Post. Apparently t…
Clunkers and Roses
7 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL I came across this article explaining why roses cost so much more on Valentine's Day than any other time of the year. The answer…
Forecasting Part II
3 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL A few days ago I wrote a piece extolling the folly of relying on forecasting, using the blizzard that pounded Chicago as an example.…
That Goes Without Saying
1 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL Some moron devoid of ethics and compassion ordered the brutal slaughter of 100 sled dogs in British Columbia when business slowed dow…
Elephants Are Best Eaten One Bite At A Time
1 February 2011
by BILL WADDELL As far as vices go my compulsive, obsessive fascination with the Civil War is probably one of the least harmful ones on which to wast…
What Happened to Materials Management?
31 January 2011
by BILL WADDELL Northern Illinois - my neck of the woods - is supposed to get a foot and a half of snow tomorrow - maybe. With their $5 billion budg…