The NCAA and Auditing of Processes vs. Enforcement of Rules TAGS: audit | compliance | consulting | enforcement | lean | lean blitz | mark emmert | ncaa | pat forde | president | process | rules | sports | standards | yahoo Pat Forde of Yahoo! Sports lays out the dire situation in the NCAA enforcement division. The NCAA enforcement division – the most scrutinized, controversial and perhaps vital part of the …Continue reading →

Rutgers Basketball Coach Mike Rice Does Not Show “Respect For People” TAGS: assault | basketball | battery | bob knight | bully | coach | eric murdock | espn | lean | lean blitz consulting | mike rice | outside the lines | pat forde | problem solving | respect for people | rutgers | tim pernetti | video | yahoo Three months after being suspended for “inappropriate behavior and language” ESPN’s Outside The Lines shared a video of Rutgers men’s basketball coach Mike Rice abusing his players with inappropriate names …Continue reading →

2012 Summer Olympics: Lost Keys at Wembley Stadium TAGS: 2012 | blitz | consulting | england | football | keys | laser | lean | london | lost | olympiad | olympics | oops | operations | police | process | scotland | security | six sigma | sports | stadium | valuable | video | wembley | yahoo | yard The first story in the video is the one to key in on. (Yes, that pun was intended.) So a set of very valuable keys to a famous soccer (sorry …Continue reading →

Process Breakdown Means Ryan Braun Isn’t Suspended TAGS: arbitration | arizona | associated press | baseball | blitz | braun | brewers | cdt | comprehensive drug testing | controle | cornwell | das | david | detroit free press | diamondbacks | dopage | downstairs | drug agreement | espn | espn.com | federal express | fedex | fox sports | jeff passan | laboratoire | laboratory | lean | major league baseball | mark fainaru-wada | miller park | milwaukee | mlb | montreal | most valuable player | mvp | national league | operations | outfielder | panel | playoffs | process | refrigerator | ryan | shyam | specimen | sports | suspension | synthetic | t.j.quinn | testosterone | usa today | wada | wisconsin | world anti-doping agency | world series | yahoo Fresh off his National League MVP campaign in which he led the Milwaukee Brewers to the playoffs, outfielder Ryan Braun tested positive for synthetic testosterone, which is a banned substance …Continue reading →