Monthly Archives: July 2006
Being Careful Isn’t Enough, Particularly in Pathology
One of the core ideas of the Toyota Production System is the recognition that people are indeed human and are therefore fallible (part of...
Lean at Krispy Kreme?
Source: shmula » Shmula Eats a Donut: Lean at Krispy Kreme
My friend Peter Abilla runs an interesting blog (www.shmula.com) that discusses business, operations, and...
Cheaters Never Prosper?
No, this isn't a commentary on Ken Lay's death today, although I was surprised to hear he was a vacation home in Aspen awaiting...
"The problem is management"
WSJ.com - Kerkorian MotorsInteresting quote in today's WSJ regarding Kirk Kerkorian and the proposed GM/Nissan/Renault deal:He and Mr. York, his 67-year-old sidekick, have decided...
More on CEO Pay
FORTUNE: The real CEO pay problem - July 10, 2006When even FORTUNE Magazine is writing about excessive CEO pay, you know you have a...
The Myth of Setting Goals
TOM WALSH: Time for Wagoner to show why GM needs him:A lot has been written about the proposed deal between Nissan-Renault and General Motors....
How Handoffs Can Kill
Hospitals combat errors at the 'hand-off'I've blogged before about how handoffs in a process create opportunities for errors. I wrote about a trivial...
Innovation or Improvement?
In this Business Week column, the title is The Myth of Creativity. This takes a bold stance AGAINST creativity. Here is the central premise:
The...
