The collected Body Of Knowledge of the Operational Excellence Society.
Lloyd Blankfein is CEO of Goldman Sachs, and on Friday the 16th April he described his day as “one of the worst days of my professional life”. This was largely due to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs. The bank was accused of failing to disclose that a hedge fund had…
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Simplicity – we know it when we see it — but what is it, exactly? In this witty and entertaining talk, George Whitesides, Chemist and pioneer in microfabrication and nanoscale self-assembly, shares his thoughts and vision for a world in which health tests can be administered at almost no to little cost in developing countries….
John Lennon said, “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” I’ve spent a good part of my life making lists, setting goals, making plans and calling people up. Mostly, it’s been a waste of time. Some years ago, I sold my company and in leaving, went through years of records, lists, plans, goals and…
Before reading further, click this link to view an incredible YouTube video: Eric Brenn was an amazingly talented performer who came on stage with a stack of dinner plates and a bunch of long poles. He’d set one plate spinning on top of a pole, then another, then another, until a dozen were going at…
New electric car innovations are changing the way we thing about vehicles – how they are designed and specifically how they are manufactured. But due to certain limits and possibilities associated with electric propulsion, it isn’t clear which technologies will lead. However, one group of engineers are pioneering the way forward, with what they call…
Always one for surprises, Sergio Marchionne, CEO of both the Fiat Group and Chrysler announced that he would be creating a combined entity between Fiat Auto and Chrysler. He also went on to reveal to everyone’s amazement, that Chrysler had made an operating profit of $143m in the first quarter and that net debt had…
