Monthly Archives: May 2009

Getting Started with Lean in Nursing

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By Dean Bliss:One of the big challenges we have as Lean people is to get beyond presentations, classes, and posters, and get to the...

NPR Does a Great Job of Covering Toyota

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Following The Toyota Way, For Better Or Worse : NPR (listen or read) I'll hand it to NPR, they generally do a much better job...

Jim Collins on Leadership – "Like Lean"?

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How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs - BusinessWeek Jim Collins, of Good to Great fame, has a new book out called...

National Hospital Week Billboard

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Lean Leap to Health Care #8 (click for Part #7) by Scott McDuffee "When a baby is born, a pleasant chime can be heard throughout the...

Mark’s New Role with the Lean Enterprise Institute

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Dear Blog Readers- I hope you all had a relaxing and fun Memorial Day weekend (at least for the U.S. readers). I've always kept this blog...

"Worst Mistake" This Restauranteur Ever Made

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Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine is an outstanding local restaurant in Fort Worth TX that focuses on local food and wild game. Chef...

Song Parody: "My Work Would Suck Without Lean"

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With extreme apologies to Kelly Clarkson, a parody of the song "My Life Would Suck Without You" (original lyrics and YouTube video). Hardly the...

My SHS Article About Early I.E.s and Healthcare

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Highlights from the History of Industrial Engineering and Healthcare: Part 1Wanted to share a link to an article I wrote recently for the Society...

Observations from One End of the Hospital

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Lean Leap to Health Care #7 (click for Part #6) by Scott McDuffee "Where is the main entrance? Why do I follow the signs to HERE?...

Another Hospital Ad About Patient Safety – Not Sure I Like This One

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I blogged recently about a radio ad from the Detroit Medical Center trumpeting their technology and patient safety efforts. In my further travels, I saw...

Dr. Sami Bahri’s Book "Follow the Learner"

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Follow the Learner - LEI SiteI haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I can't wait to read this book from "The...

Japanese CEOs and Leadership

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Toyota Posts Big Loss, Signals More to Come - WSJ.comI saw this article on Saturday and it reminded me to go ahead and blog...