It sounded good at the time

Nov 9, 2017

Short-term, biased, egotistical decisions can be very expensive for any organization. Political leadership has led to the US Military, the best in the world, losing …

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Design In Safety and Effectiveness: Lessons From Barcelona

Jun 2, 2017

As I write this, I sit in a rental flat in the beautiful city of Barcelona. I have walked about 5 miles each day so …

Inventory: Everything in Moderation

Jun 15, 2015

Much of the midwest and western United States has suffered severe drought conditions over the past few years. Yet in 2015, the rains have fallen. …

Vaccinations and Excellence

Jan 28, 2015

As the measles outbreak that began in Disneyland spreads to multiple states, Public Health experts (including John Swartzburg from UC-Berkeley) voice frustration and concern. Entirely …

Is Your Message Shtick?

Dec 29, 2014

Jim Harbaugh coached the San Francisco NFL 49’ers to at least the NFC Championship game in each of his first 3 years with the team. …

Will You Chastise Bureaucracy in Your Company?

Dec 23, 2014

In one of his Christmas speeches, the Pope lectured Vatican leadership on the wasteful bureaucracy it fosters. Feeling indispensable, the pathology of power and excessive …

Would Your Company Fire Ray Rice?

Dec 1, 2014

National Football League (NFL) player Ray Rice was recently suspended from his career as a professional, released by his Ravens team, and publicly shamed for …

AME Lean Conference: All About Leadership

Nov 17, 2014

I just invested 5 days at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) international conference in Jacksonville, FL. Over the years, the content of the conference …

Are You The Next Takata?

Oct 23, 2014

The urgent recall of over 5 million passenger cars manufactured in multiple countries is the result of Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata’s catastrophic product failures. …

Business Ethics – An Oxymoron?

Aug 29, 2014

Business scandals that contradict espoused core values are all too common. Becky highlights a few reasons why that happens, and asks each of us to look in the mirror.

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