Lemings Die, But You Don’t Have To

Jun 3, 2013

Like lemmings, in the past 20 years many manufacturers outsourced their high-labor-content production to Asia, outsourced tooling to Asia, and focused on sourcing in “Low …

The Coming Labor Shortage

May 14, 2013

As Chinese labor rates rise, Chinese pollution thickens, market demands for speed increase, and US energy independence becomes more likely, many companies are bringing work …

Consumer Confidence — Should You Care?

Apr 30, 2013

I was quoted in a recent Society for the Advancement of Consulting Press Release on the topic of consumer confidence: “Watch what consumers do and …

Breaking Brand Promise

Apr 24, 2013

For a recent trip to NYC I stayed at The Pierre Hotel at the SE corner of Central Park. I rarely choose to stay at …

What a Difference Death Makes

Mar 3, 2013

We are on our first cruise since the Costa cruise ship sunk off the coast of Italy, killing several passengers. At the mandatory 1st day …

Not So Strange BedFellows

Dec 11, 2012

Recently Toyota announced that it is partnering with Mazda to produce subcompact cars in Mexico to serve the North American market. There’s been much speculation …

A Change Gonna’ Come

Oct 7, 2012

The economics of the music industry have changed drastically in the past 15 years. Of the several reasons two stand out: digitization, and a large …

The One Truth

Aug 21, 2012

At the Philadelphia airport waiting to catch my United flight back home. My United iPhone app says the flight leaves from gate D5. So does …

Curious About Chicken?

Aug 6, 2012

During the last week thousands boycotted Chic-fil-A, others have stood in line for hours to get food from Chic-fil-A, oh, and Curiosity landed on Mars …

Rip Van Winkle and General Motors

Jan 8, 2012

Rip slept for 20 years, including through the American Revolutionary War. General Motors slept for about the same duration, but much more recently. Rip woke, …