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First, a warning: To those that read my blog and are typically interested in posts on Lean Manufacturing and Change Management, this article is not on either of those topics. Okay, read on. I concede: I know almost nothing about SEO, but other publications I read have been discussing this “Panda” update or “Farmer” update [...]

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We can find lean thinking almost everywhere – yes, even from the Old Spice Guy. Below are 5 lessons that all lean thinkers, six sigma practitioners, or folks in lean manufacturing can learn and apply in their work. No Explicit Invitation That’s right, at no time that I can remember does the Old Spice Guy [...]

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This post shows merger and acquisition (M & A) activity of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Yahoo. I attempt to do this in a nice scrollable javascript timeline. To view google acquisitions, microsoft acquisitions, yahoo acquisitions, or amazon.com acquisitions, please scroll on the timeline and click on the dots; when you do, a bubble will render [...]

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A new site gives perspective on the British Petroleum (BP) Oil Spill Disaster 1  in the Gulf of Mexico. This site overlays the BP Oil Spill over your home state. If it were in Utah, the BP Oil Spill would look like this: I want to be really clear here, I’m not against British Petroleum (BP) [...]

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I’m very selective about what I read and what I do with my time.  So, when I get forwarded email from most people – including family – I’ll either archive it or just delete it. But, this time my father-in-law sent me something interesting and funny (thanks, dad).  I thought you might find it funny [...]

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