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Leadership by Welch, Immelt... and Layer 26 Aug 2013 | 06:49 am
By Kevin Meyer Regular readers know that I'm no big fan of Jack Welch, to put it mildly. My opinion is shared by many in the lean world, at least those that recognize that the second, oft-forgotten,...
The Creativity of the Low Score 5 Aug 2013 | 08:10 am
By Kevin Meyer A few years ago when I was a young lad, a friend of mine introduced me to a newfangled gizmo called "Pong." We temporarily disconnected his Betamax from his 27" big screen TV (a new c...
Donating Cash... or Kaizen 27 Jul 2013 | 07:04 pm
By Kevin Meyer There was a fantastic story in The New York Times yesterday on how Toyota is helping various charities in the New York City area. Most charities simply like donations, especially cash...
Yes, Carlos Danger, Character Still Matters 24 Jul 2013 | 09:17 am
By Kevin Meyer It's been just over two years since Anthony Weiner's first admission to behaving badly, leading to his resignation from Congress. At the time I was amazed at how many folks tried to r...
Snakes, GM, Engineers, and Wine 19 Jul 2013 | 11:02 am
By Kevin Meyer It's time to clear out some thoughts on an eclectic mix of articles I've been reading, so please pardon the potential mental whiplash. So what does your company do to keep an eye on c...
Online Lean and Six Sigma Training from Gemba Academy 18 Jul 2013 | 10:43 am
By Kevin Meyer And now a rare word from what is effectively our sponsor...! As many of you know, I am one of the partners in Gemba Academy, a company that has been providing online lean and six sigm...
A Brush with Innovation 29 Jun 2013 | 10:03 am
By Kevin Meyer Stories of U.S.-based low margin commodity manufacturers successfully competing against companies from "low cost" countries always intrigue me. Perhaps because they provide such a sti...
Leadership: the Force Multiplier of Kaizen 15 Jun 2013 | 08:18 am
By Kevin Meyer Jabil's website promotes their commitment to lean, especially their report showing the following: That truly is impressive, and I happen to know something about Jabil and know it is rea...
Leadership: the Force Multiplier of Kaizen 15 Jun 2013 | 08:18 am
By Kevin Meyer Jabil's website promotes their commitment to lean, especially their report showing the following: That truly is impressive, and I happen to know something about Jabil and know it is r...
The Paralyzing Waste of Indecision 10 Jun 2013 | 04:00 pm
By Kevin Meyer One of my favorite blogs, Raptitude by David Cain, recently had a post on decisionmaking and minimalism. As an aspiring minimalist this appealed to me, but the commentary on choice and ...
