Tag: NYTimes

Another Pathology Mishap

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L.I. Hospital Scrutinized After Deaths of Patients - New York Times It wasn't the same laboratory this time, but it's more than likely a similar...

American-Made Footballs in the Super Bowl

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At a Small Ohio Factory, Leather and Laces Mesh - New York Times It's not a Lean story, per se, but it's always nice to...

The Ethics of Sourcing Overseas

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Randy Cohen - The Ethicist - New York TimesThe NY times ethicist column had a question about sourcing overseas:To afford to start a new...

Mindless Government Bureaucracy Puts a Halt to Hospital Checklists

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A Lifesaving Checklist - New York TimesA number of you have emailed me, yes I'm aware of this horrible, ridiculous development that followed earlier...

Amazon & Putting Customers First

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Put Buyers First? What a Concept - New York TimesI'm a huge fan of Amazon (AMZN), having first ordered a "required pre-reading" book from...

A Glimpse Back to 1995

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U.S. Big Three Trail Japan in Productivity - New York TimesSometimes, in the course of my reading and research, I stumble across something interesting...

Smart or Dumb Machines?

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Why Nobody Likes a Smart Machine - New York TimesGood article here about Donald Norman and his views on some of the poorly designed...

The Many Errors in Thinking About Mistakes

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Article - New York TimesHere's a really interesting article that talks about our attitudes about mistakes. In the Toyota mindset, mistakes are something to...

Former GM Chief Passes Away

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Roger Smith, Former G.M. Chief, Dies - New York TimesRoger Smith passed away at age 82. While he was demonized by Michael Moore...

The New Style CEO?

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C.E.O. Evolution Phase 3 - New York TimesIn this quote:Mr. "is disarmingly unpretentious," he added. "...he towers over other C.E.O.'s when it comes...

How Would a "Lean Grouplet" Work?

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The Google Way: Give Engineers Room - New York TimesI thought this was an interesting article about change management in a professional environment, Google....

Dell to Focus on Long Term?

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Can Michael Dell Refocus His Namesake? - New York TimesThe Toyota Way philosophy preaches a focus on the long term business objectives or as...