Extending For Excellence
15 November 2010
by BILL WADDELL I came across a couple of great stories recently that illustrate the great things that come from creatively reaching back into the su…
The Art of Blind Sudoku
8 November 2010
by BILL WADDELL In offices and conference rooms all over the world the annual blind soduko competition has begun. Any fool can play a regular game o…
Whose Resources Are the Natural Ones?
5 November 2010
by BILL WADDELL Back when England was in the empire building mode, colonizing the world, the idea was not to control all the people in the colonies s…
You Can't Buy Flow
3 November 2010
by BILL WADDELL In the last month or so I have worked with three different manufacturers who (1) figured out that the essence of lean is accelerating…
Some Election Day Advice
2 November 2010
by BILL WADDELL Today is without a doubt the foggiest, most chaotic election day in my longer-than-I care-to admit life. Who to vote for and why is…
Let's Call It As It Is
26 October 2010
by BILL WADDELL Transparency International has released their 2010 survey results rating the perceived level of corruption and general level of busin…
Niche Nonsense
25 October 2010
by BILL WADDELL Don't get me wrong. I am pleased to see that Louise Jonaitis is "Breathing New Life into Maine's Mills." Folks l…
Pimpin' For China and Other News
21 October 2010
by BILL WADDELL I came across this article a few days ago and was shocked, at first, to read where an American named Ben Schwall working in China and…