Not-So-Lean Lego

28 September 2007

Bill and Kevin have blogged in the past about the efforts of new Lego CEO, and former McKinsey partner, Jorgen Vig Knudstorp to remake the company. (R…

Oh Dell Oh Dell

25 August 2007

I've been a Dell customer for many, many years.  Partly due to their offering the right computer for my needs at the right price... not the most e…

Lean to be Lean

8 August 2007

This morning on my drive to work I was listening to a podcast of a speech given in 1991 (Link to transcript; Link to audio). The speaker related the f…

Simple to Complex

23 July 2007

In the Toyota Talent book by Liker and Meier a principle called “Simple to Complex” is discussed. Here is their description of the principle: “When l…