Tag: Sports
NHL Backing Off like the NBA Did?
B's seek more offensive firepower - BostonHerald.com:Is the NHL starting to go back on their revolutionary uniforms that players started complaining about before the...
Sunday Night Muda
I'm in Seattle, about a mile from the stadium where the Seahawks are playing the Saints tonight. I was tempted to get a ticket,...
Long-Term vs. Short-Term Thinking in Major Sports Leagues
Sports Leagues as Systems: A Lean View of Long-Term Thinking
Editor's Note (2026):This post from 2007 still resonates today as professional sports leagues wrestle with...
The Patriots are like Toyota?
Unbeaten Patriots see room for improvement - NFL - Yahoo! SportsThe above headline blew me away this morning. The Patriots have basically been...
Suboptimizing the New NHL Uniforms?
Penguins training Camp: Players say uniform changes all wet
I'm getting excited about the upcoming NHL season. I grew up a Red Wings fan, but...
"Bad Systems in the News" Update
Here are some updates on the "Bad Systems" I featured last week, Northwest Airlines and the NBA. I know I promised more positive...
Bad Systems in the News: NBA
Last week, I saw a number of news stories that caught my eye, non-manufacturing stories about systems (or lack thereof) and blame. What do...
The Cost of Unsold Uniform Inventory
ESPN - Jersey change too costly for Raiders WR Porter - NFL
Bad news for Oakland Raider Jerry Porter:
The Oakland Raiders receiver said Wednesday he...
Competition, Lean Accounting, and Baseball
Russell Roberts on Cafe Hayek had an interesting commentary the other day about the Power of Competition, relaying a bit of the story of...
Quick Changeover for American Airlines Center
Juggling act sets up rinkEven though I'm still a pretty die hard Red Wings fan, I live in Stars country now. Don't ask me...
Learning from Super Bowl Coaches
In the Lead - WSJ.com
The WSJ wrote Monday about the leadership styles of Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith, the Super Bowl coaches for the...
How Much of Football is VA?
My wife would say "zero!" I mentioned the Sunday NFL playoff games and got a note from a Lean Blog reader, Chris, saying:
I...




