From The Atlantic: During my very first term of high school, I failed elementary algebra, and as a consequence was doomed to study German. It was 1942, when the war was well under way—the Second World War, for my generation always “the” war, despite all that came after. Mine was a traditional school that claimed old-fashioned … Read more
From The Wall Street Journal: Famed horror novelist Stephen King took the witness stand in a federal antitrust case on Tuesday, testifying that up-and-coming authors would be harmed if his longtime publisher Simon & Schuster is acquired by larger rival Penguin Random House. “I came here because I think consolidation is bad for competition,” Mr. … Read more
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski With inflation on the rise and sales on the decline, the time to reduce costs is now. But before you can design out the cost you’ve got to know where it is. And the best way to do that is to create a Pareto chart that def…
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within L…