I feel a bit insensitive posting this video considering the continued plant closure announcements in the auto industry and Chrysler’s bankruptcy, but don’t blame me, blame “The Onion” (the web’s funniest fake news)… But, keep in mind this video makes…
Seth Godin at Gel 2006 on Vimeo I really enjoy Seth Godin’s writing, his books (including this one I recently read: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us) and blog posts. His presentations are outstanding too. In this talk, he…
By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search: From now through early November we—Äôre on the road again, meetin—Äô and greetin—Äô our Lean colleagues from around the country. Morning mail brought a reminder that it—Äôs that season again. Yes, time to…
The Nun and the Bureaucrat (LEI Link) I started endorsing and promoting this outstanding DVD and companion book back in 2006 when I first saw it. The Lean Enterprise Institute has obtained the rights to sell this at a new…
by Dan Markovitz Best Buy is generally not talked about as an exemplar of lean. (It’s best known for its Results Only Work Environment; read about ROWE here and here.) But yesterday’s WSJ article on Best Buy shows that the…
Here are some books that I’ve recently read — been intending to write full reviews, but wanted to share what I’ve read and what I’ve liked. Full reviews to come, I hope. I’ve been doing some of the reading on…
ReviewJournal.com – Drive – Toyota empire was built on thread, not tread It’s surprising to see an article like this in the Las Vegas paper. This piece covers some of the early loom making history of the Toyoda family before…
Hulu – ER: Old Times – Watch the full episode now. Thanks to Bryan to bringing this episode of ER to my attention. I don’t normally watch it, but my wife always DVRs it, so I was able to watch…
I stumbled across these notes I had taken about 8 or 9 years ago based on a video lecture from Dr. Deming: W. Edwards Deming – The Role of a People ManagerLecture Notes 8/13/1990 A manager and his people understand…
L.A. Voters For Change: Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate David Saltsburg (Zuma Dogg) Answers Questions For Daily News I won’t pretend to understand Los Angeles politics (or much anything about L.A.). But, through an automated Google alert, I stumbled across a…
Gemba Academy – Launching March 2009 Ah, I love a mystery…. big tease ad on the Lean Six Sigma Academy website about something due to launch in March… the “Gemba Academy.” Ron has previously talked about a new venture of…
Code red in the nation’s hospital corridors | CLOSE UP Thanks to Michael from New Zealand for pointing this story to me. The link above has an 11 minute video on from their equivalent of a 60 Minutes type show.…