Will Chinese industry forge a new path to turbocharge their economic growth the wayJapandid in the 1960s through to the early 1990s with their world-changing focus on quality improvement? Or will Chinese industry simply adopt the concepts and models developed by others in the West and inJapanand present the world with the same-old, same-old? Chinese [...]
As I stepped into the subway train after work this evening, I was greeted by something wholly unexpected: live music. In the train was a group of 4 young men, 3 on acoustic guitar and one on a djembe drum. For the duration of the half-hour ride from downtown up to my stop near the [...]
A little while ago, and every so often, I encounter some friction and unanticipated concerns from the financial folks in the organization whom I must satisfy. Accountants, lawyers, and other risk analysis and procedural gatekeepers have their place, of course – particularly in a government bureaucracy – but I can’t help but think of some [...]
Sometimes, I think “good enough is good enough” because the cost of perfection – in terms of time, energy, or money – isn’t warranted. But there are times when I really, really want to make something perfect. Despite the high prices his knives command, perfectionist Iizuka still feels his knives aren’t perfect. Just once, he [...]
I don’t know about you, but I get my best work done at the office between 4pm to 7pm. I don’t like having to stay until 7pm, but I find that’s the best time that (a) matches my own physiological rhythms, and (b) when there are very few interruptions, if any. Meetings, in particular, can [...]
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