Management Articles

• Jim Womack podcast on Lean in China by Jim Womack
  Jim Womack talks about the state of lean manufacturing in China on the lean blog.

• Innovation with Joel Barker by Wayne Turmel, Joel Barker
  "Innovation isn't necessarily all great. Unintended consequences are something to be considered- what Joel calls "Cascade Thinking". What are the long-term consequences before you invest. "the answer to the problem is only the beginning of the solution...

• Adding Customer Value in Development at Xerox
  "Business901 Podcast featured Patrick Waara talking about Xerox’s use of Agile techniques... Our conversation originally was designed to discuss swarming and Lean problem solving. However we ventured off into the subject of how Lean, Six Sigma and Agile all work under the same umbrella"

Management Web Sites and Resources

• Curious Cat Management Improvement Articles by John Hunter
  Hundreds of useful management articles hand selected to help managers improve the performance of their organization. Sorted by topic including: Deming, lean manufacturing, six sigma, continual improvement, innovation, leadership, managing people, software development, psychology and systems thinking.

• Lean Manufacturing Blog by Mark Graban
  News, articles and podcasts on the the lean manufacturing with a focus on health care by Mark Graban.