#116 Oprah's No Phone Zone Day

What a great movement! Most importantly, this will save lives, but it will also save our nation from the costs associated with medical care related to injuries caused by distracted driving. Thanks, Oprah!

#115 Boeing Practices Lean Manufacturing

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#114 Ben Stein Tells It Like It Is

Before he was a befuddled teacher searching for Ferris Bueller, Ben Stein was an economist working for the Nixon Administration. Here he shares how he is squarely behind the Obama Administration's call for immediate financial reforms as a first step in preventing future financial frauds such as we experienced in 2008.
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#113 A Few Thoughts About Post Its and 3M

I love Craig Wilson's Final Word column that appears each Wednesday in USA Today and I love to talk about 3M and their innovation efforts in my Introduction to Quality Systems class. That means I especially loved this column!
http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/finalword/2010-04-21-final21_ST_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

#112 Experts Dismiss Proposed Financial Regulatory Reforms

I saw this on the Today Show this morning and noted that Lynn Turner, former SEC Chief Accountant, was speaking out against the proposed reforms as being too weak. I have seen Dr. Turner speak at American Accounting Association updates and if he says its not adequate reform, I believe him!

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Re: #109 Is Goldman Sachs Being Scapegoated?

Now that the initial hoopla has started to settle, here's a more objective report:

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#111 Walmart International CEO Gives Leadership Advice

At age 43, Doug McMillon has achieved great success with Walmart. In this USA Today article, he shares some of his theories on management and the competitive advantage that Walmart enjoys.http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/advice/2010-04-19-advice19_ST_N.htm