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