The Critical Thinking Value of Writing
18 February 2018
Almost three years ago I wrote about the power of writing - by hand. Sure, it's easy to take notes on an iPad app or on a laptop, but the result i…
Lessons from Perfecting the Pour Over
18 January 2018
For years my wife and I had been fans of our Keurig. Pop in a pod and in a minute you had a decent cup of coffee. Simple, clean, and seemingly &quo…
Preparing for Reflection
9 December 2017
"We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience." - John Dewey I've written before about how I've worked…
Reflecting on the Intentional Routine
13 December 2014
My post a couple weeks ago on Gratitude, for Gratitude, generated a large number of responses. Interestingly, most were private, commenting on both t…
The Devil on the Bus
10 May 2014
The other day while skimming LinkedIn I came across yet another one of those cheesy quotes that, unfortunately, have become all too common on the site…
Movin' On Up
21 January 2013
by BILL WADDELL Seven and a half years after scribbling my first post on Evolving Excellence I'm moving - whether I'm moving on, moving up or…
The Limits of Imitating Toyota
18 January 2013
by BILL WADDELL I recently received an email from a guy challenging the legitimacy of organizing into value streams and lean accounting. The linchpi…
Losing Before the Game Even Begins
10 January 2013
by BILL WADDELL All over the country - all over the world, for that matter - managers are confronting year end surprises from annual inventory counts…