No one, from the CEO down to the lowest level worker, intentionally sets out to create waste or fail at their assigned work tasks. It s human nature to strive for and attain success in things we set out to do. Unfortunately many of us unwittingly pursue the path of least resistance even when we re pursuing our goals. Shortcuts multiply over time as we attempt to circumvent less desirable work tasks, and in doing so, we contribute to errors, defects, waste and risk that not only draws on your bottom-line, but jeopardizes productivity, customer satisfaction and loyalty, and ultimately the...

An easy reading 'coffee table' book, exploring the essence and outstanding beauty of the English landscape through a photographic journey during the magic hour. The period in time following sunrise and preceding sunset. Landscape photographer Gary King has captured a stunning collection of thought provoking images, over three years in the making. With over a hundred pages of gorgeous full colour photographs, these alluring landscapes capture the beauty of what mother nature is capable of. The photographs include a wide selection of landscapes, from barren, desolate moorland to wide, rugged...

Before Bob and Barry, even before Bud, there was Bennie, and he might have been the best of them all. He was certainly the most innovative. Best remembered as the mentor of the University of Oklahoma's football team from 1905 through 1926, Bennie Owen also coached baseball and basketball and served as the director of athletics. He retired as intramural director at the age of seventy-five. A visionary and a builder, he exerted the driving force that created the university's Memorial Stadium, one field house, Memorial Union building, men's swimming pool, baseball field and bleachers, concrete...