Monthly Archives: April 2009
How to Get Started with a Lean Culture?
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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"
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
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
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!
Management Tip of the Day :: April 15, 2009 :: HarvardBusiness.orgIt's nice to see HBR, for once, spreading the message of Dr. Deming. If...