Podcast of 2012: Deming w John Hunter

Each season, I create different themes through out the year. Though I do not follow them exactly, I do try to create somewhat of a flow The 2012 Business901 podcast season incorporated over 60 podcasts and the subject matter flowed through the year in this order with Lean be the central theme throughout the year. Read More …

Can Studying Music help your Lean Enterprise

Did you know that Dr. Deming was a composer? In a recent podcast,  A New Approach to Lean – Robert Fritz, Robert told me: By the way, I think Deming was probably the senior-most wonderful innovator in this area and I’d like to point out that he was a composer. Well, he was and Drucker Read More …

Follow the Knowledge Jolt with Jack

I am honored once again to be part of John Hunter’s Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog Carnival. The roundup is a review of blogs by other bloggers within the Lean community. John is one of the pioneers in using internet technology and using it to improve organizational performance in a way to get results. I Read More …

Your Sales and Marketing Metrics are lagging!

Don’t be a laggard be a leader. Many of us have just completed the typical Sales and Marketing plan for the upcoming year. We know the Dwight D. Eisenhower quote: “Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. We are ready to change it at a moment’s notice. We are very agile in nature. Most of Read More …

Did Dr. Deming and Peter Drucker ever meet?

In an upcoming Business901 podcast (scheduled for January 8th), I had the pleasure interviewing Dr. Joyce Orsini, a professor of Fordham University and president of the W. Edwards Deming Institute and Kevin Cahill, the Executive Director of the institute. Dr. Orsini has also recently authored the book, The Essential Deming: Leadership Principles from the Father Read More …

Beyond Lean is Real Life – Real Lean

I am honored once again to be part of John Hunter’s Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog Carnival. The roundup is a review of blogs by other bloggers within the Lean community. John is one of the pioneers in using internet technology and using it to improve organizational performance in a way to get results. I Read More …