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I recently had a chance to catch up with an old colleague - my first boss, in fact - who is now a senior executive with a Midwestern manufacturing com…

As the third quarter ends many of us begin to plan for 2006. In some organizations this is a regimented formal process with very defined inputs and ou…

There has been a flurry of activity in the last year trying to integrate the concepts of Six Sigma and Lean. A lot of it is driven by consultants look…

I had the opportunity to present a few thoughts at the first Lean Accounting Summit in Dearborn, Michigan last week and it was an uplifting experience…

Sad to say, most people did not actually read the 9/11 Commission Report, leaving it to CNN or Fox News to tell them what to think about it.  That'…

There is a very interesting article in the Cincinnati Enquirer this morning, written by Yuri Kageyama of the AP, titled Japanese Remain Wary of Borrow…

Like all Americans, I've been watching events unfold in New Orleans. A lot of it is emotional, however I've been struck by the difference in l…

If you haven't picked up a copy of the August 22/29 special double issue of BusinessWeek, I'd highly recommend it. The entire issue is dedicat…