Right now I’m reading Lean Thinking by James Womack. It is an amazing book and I look forward to telling you more about it. There is a quote early on in the book (page 6) that is really powerful:
“We discover that as economies have gyrated, stock markets have crashed, and the poster companies of the 1990s hailed in other business books have flown a ballistic trajectory, our lean exemplars – led by Toyota – have defied the fate of most firms featured in successful business books. They have continued their methodical march from success to success and have done it the hard way by creating real and truly sustainable value for their customers, their employees, and their owners.”
