Dr. Elbie is a character created by Dr. Bertain in his book, "The New Turnaround" by North River Press. The book describes the VAP process and the War on Waste from the perspective of fictional characters working in a fictional company. The book is reviewed in the CEO University Section of this Web Page. Dr. Elbie offers advice on problem solving, business problems, productivity issues, measurement, his philosophy of management, and many other business issues that may be bothering CEO's. To review some of the most popular editions of Dr. Elbie (dating back to November 1993), please click on the links below. Summaries of each article can be found to the right of their publish date. November 93 Measuring teams based on performance - not the individual December 93 The key to change, any change, begins with "No Blame" February 94 There is a cetain "magic" to the War On Waste process March 94 The "Quantum Leap Company" has a number of characteristics April 94 The next step of HPWO -- heavy CEO involvement May 94 The Quantum Leap will not occur until... June 94 Why don't all companies make the Quantum Leap? May 95 The effective CEO knows how to use his power of urgency June 95 It takes discipline to go through the War On Waste July 95 A powerful analogy for business: the Second Law of Thermodynamics August 95 The Quantum Leap analogy: described in more detail September 95 The Quantum Leap is a two-step process -- the first being unstable September 96 A look at the Value-Added Analysis Process (VAP) October 96 The Scientific Paradigm: a way to look at business