Monthly Archives: April 2009

How to Get Started with a Lean Culture?

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Here's another Lean Blog reader question from Joe, who writes:Last year I was part of an ERP implementation team at our company, and while...

Reader Question: Why Do We Still Do It?

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Dan asked a really good question in the forum for the Move to Healthcare networking site.He suggested I pose it here, and I thought...

One Place Lean Probably Doesn’t Apply

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I'm in New Orleans, presenting this morning at a medical laboratory industry conference, giving a talk about how Lean isn't just a set of...

LeanBlog Video Podcast #2 – Kevin Frieswick, Error Proofing Handwashing

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I'm still experimenting with video podcasting, after my first attempt with Jamie Finchbaugh. LeanBlog Video Podcast #2 is content you may have seen and...

LEI Education Network Conference

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This year, the Lean Enterprise Institute is helping the MIT Lean Advancement Initiative's "EdNet" jointly host their annual conference. It’s May 28-30 at the...

Hospital Coach

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Lean Leap to Health Care #4 (click for Part #3) by Scott McDuffee "Hey Coach Mike, what have you been up to?" I had been sitting at...

Standardization Vs. Accuracy @ Starbucks

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Maybe *$ mgmt IS dumb, they put the "get a coffee and egg san... on TwitpicI visited my local hometown Starbucks the other day...

This is Broken = This is Waste

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Seth Godin at Gel 2006 on VimeoI really enjoy Seth Godin's writing, his books (including this one I recently read: Tribes: We Need You...

Nokia, Just Call Them "Layoffs"

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Nokia Siemens Networks in 'synergy-related headcount restructuring' ‚Ä ¢ The RegisterNokia may have developed the worst Orwellian euphemism ever. The company, in a press...

It’s That Season Again – the 2009 Lean Conference (Networking) Marathon

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By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search: From now through early November we’re on the road again, meetin’ and greetin’ our Lean colleagues from around...

Revisiting Handwashing, Time, Systems, and Blame

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I've struck a chord with a few nurses with this post from late last year:Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant Patients and...

Bad Times? Don’t Blame!

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Management Tip of the Day :: April 15, 2009 :: HarvardBusiness.orgIt's nice to see HBR, for once, spreading the message of Dr. Deming. If...