Category Archives: Books

This book should be one the essential books for all businesses with employees. The authors make a very convincing argument that truly effective and high performance companies only do so through what they call the idea revolution. The idea revolution … Continue reading →

Learning to See – Mike Rother & John Shook   Another Lean Manufacturing book. This worthy workbook walks the reader through the process of Value Stream Mapping. VSM is one the foundation blocks of Lean. By identifying the value stream … Continue reading →

Lean Thinking – James Womack & Daniel Jones If you have decided to explore Lean Manufacturing further, “Lean Thinking” is the seminal tract to read. “Lean Thinking” and its predecessor “The Machine That Changed the World” are the books that … Continue reading →

Small Manufacturer’s Tool Kit – Steve Novak This is the first book a manufacturing small business decision maker should get, read and understand. Novak has written a well documented guide to selecting the techniques and systems to help the small … Continue reading →

Lean Administration – B. Wiegand & P. Frank Interest in lean has spread beyond the manufacturing to administration processes and to all kind of service businesses. The authors have shown how to introduce lean thinking into non-manufacturing areas including very … Continue reading →

Getting the Right Things Done – Pascal Dennis When trying to implement a strategy (or more properly, a strategic plan), theory often fails. The practical application of most theoretical processes is next to impossible. Dennis shows how strategy deployment will … Continue reading →

Think Inside the Box – David Deutsch David Deutsch takes a different view of problem solving, Thinking Inside the Box. Deutsch has designed a series of boxes (potential solutions) to create laser like focus and creativity to help you uncover … Continue reading →

Get Clients Now – C.J. Hayden For those of you who need an ultra focused, short term marketing action plan, this the book for you. Although it’s says it is a marketing book, I think of it more as short … Continue reading →

One Page Business Plan – James Horan Most small business owners cringe at the thought of a “business plan”, the proverbial 50+ page bible. Who has the time for this? Who has the fortitude for this? Who has the desire … Continue reading →

Guerrilla Marketing (Series) – Jay Conrad Levinson This series is based on the premise that all businesses are not created equal and traditional marketing theory and concepts are focused on larger companies, with larger budgets for marketing. The small business … Continue reading →