The Los Angeles Times had an interesting article today by Nicholas Riccardi on the long-term unemployed. According to his statistics, long-term unemployment among college graduates has nearly tripled since the bursting of the tech bubble in … [Read more]
Manufacturing Location Survey Results
Straight off Pat Cleary's NAM Blog... In a study released by Deloitte (in conjunction with the NAM) this past Tuesday, some 65% of manufacturers surveyed plan expansions in the coming year, with 70% of those expansions in the US. This was a survey … [Read more]
Learning from the Masters of Lean Manufacturing
Norman Bodek has contributed several articles to Superfactory, including the featured article this month entitled The Fear of Change. Mr. Bodek has been in a unique position to meet, work with, and then translate the writings of some of the … [Read more]
Most Admired Company: Dell
Dell Inc. was No. 1 on Fortune magazine's annual list of the nation's most admired companies, displacing Wal-Mart, which has held the top spot for the past two years and fell to No. 4. Rounding out the Top 5 are General Electric, Starbucks, and … [Read more]
Blink: Leadership and Intuitive Decision-making
Malcolm Gladwell's new book, Blink, has made me ponder the role that intuitive quick decision-making plays in effective leadership. At the heart of the book is the idea that snap judgments -- even apparently instinctual, gut reactions -- are … [Read more]
Leverage the Power of Culture-Shifting Events
Every now and then we're lucky enough to experience an event that has the potential to completely shift the culture of an organization. Many times the event will be painful, but if the opportunity is recognized it can be leveraged to create … [Read more]