Tag: Sports

Unbeaten Patriots see room for improvement - NFL - Yahoo! SportsThe above headline blew me away this morning. The Patriots have basically been...

Penguins training Camp: Players say uniform changes all wet I'm getting excited about the upcoming NHL season. I grew up a Red Wings fan, but...

Here are some updates on the "Bad Systems" I featured last week, Northwest Airlines and the NBA. I know I promised more positive...

Last week, I saw a number of news stories that caught my eye, non-manufacturing stories about systems (or lack thereof) and blame. What do...

ESPN - Jersey change too costly for Raiders WR Porter - NFL Bad news for Oakland Raider Jerry Porter: The Oakland Raiders receiver said Wednesday he...

Russell Roberts on Cafe Hayek had an interesting commentary the other day about the Power of Competition, relaying a bit of the story of...

Juggling act sets up rinkEven though I'm still a pretty die hard Red Wings fan, I live in Stars country now. Don't ask me...

In the Lead - WSJ.com The WSJ wrote Monday about the leadership styles of Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith, the Super Bowl coaches for the...

My wife would say "zero!" I mentioned the Sunday NFL playoff games and got a note from a Lean Blog reader, Chris, saying: I...

'Welcome to My World' - WSJ.com:You might remember the story about how the NBA unilaterally changed to a new ball without much input from...

NBA to ditch new ball, return to old Following up this earlier story about the lack of employee involvement, the NBA has decided to go...

NBA NOTES: Stern says NBA dropped ball A key aspect of the Lean Manufacturing mindset is involving and empowering your employees. This is necessary whether...