Tag: NYTimes
The Bourbon “Bust” That Wasn’t: What Happens When You Zoom Out
Headlines say Bourbon is in crisis:
Yeah, this looks bad. Look at that decline! This chart supports headlines like:
Bourbon, spirits industry suffers 'significant downturn' after...
The Evidence Against Leadership by Intimidation Keeps Piling Up
Nearly 30 years ago, I had my first real encounter with what not to do as a leader. I was working in a General...
Rewriting the Management Gospel: Lessons from Hayes, Abernathy, and the Frontlines...
Professors Robert H. Hayes and William J. Abernathy have harsh words about a common, if not typical style of American management:
"...an overdependence on analytical...
Oscars Viewership Over Time: What the Headlines Get Wrong About Ratings...
The Oscars may report a "four-year high" (or now, in 2026, a "four-year low"), but the long-term data tells a very different story. Year-to-year...
Chef Gordon Ramsay on Never Making the Same Mistake Twice
I loved a recent New York Times article about Chef Gordon Ramsay, including this part:
"Ramsay said that when he makes a mistake, he owns...
Average NFL Score (2025 Update): Trends, Data, and What’s Really Changed
The average NFL score is around 44-46 total points per game -- but that number hasn't always been stable. Has scoring truly surged, or...
Boeing, GM, and Hospitals: When Production Pressure Undermines Quality and Safety
TL;DR: When leaders prioritize speed and output over quality, employees stop speaking up--and safety suffers. From GM to Boeing to hospitals, production pressure creates...
2-Data-Point Comparisons vs. Charts – NBA Big Man 3-Point Shots and...
So many of our business metrics are reported in terms of two-data point comparisons. How much did the metric change from last week? Web...
Small Steps are the Best Path to Sustainable Big Results?
I am always happy to see something even vaguely related to the practice of Kaizen in mainstream publications. Here's a recent essay from the...
Hospitals Can Be Like Hotels, But Safety is a Far More...
This article caught my eye recently:
Skip the Fancy Towels, and Hire More Nurses
(via the NY Times)
Doctors Get Upset With Being Pushed, Bad Leadership, Clumsy Incentives; Try...
A few weeks back, a number of you sent me this article from the New York Times:
"Doctors Unionize to Resist the Medical Machine"
The article...
What I’m Reading 12/30/13: GM’s CEO, Human Error, Costing, and Really...
To close out the year 2013, I once again need to close some browser tabs that are full of things that I was maybe...
