Monthly Archives: October 2009
Toyota article from 1997 – the “Soul” of TPS that’s hard to copy
How Toyota Defies Gravity
In doing some research for an upcoming presentation, I found this FORTUNE article from 1997. I was looking for a reference...
Womack & Jones at the Gemba: “Spread” and Innovation
Womack and Jones video on spread - Blog - ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value
From John Toussaint's blog, this video starts with a question about...
Reducing Interruptions – And Improving Patient Safety
by Dan Markovitz
Long-time readers of this blog (and my own) know that I focus on bringing lean techniques to individual work habits. One topic...
Quote from Seth Godin on the Scientific Method
This was in Inc. magazine, a quote from a favorite of mine, Seth Godin (click on the graphic for a larger, easier to read...
Ten (Mostly) Common Misconceptions About Toyota & Lean
Ten Common Misconceptions About Toyota | Quality Digest
I found this interesting column from Quality Digest, by Stewart Anderson, a guy who says he has...
"McDreamy" Fights the Blame Game on "Grey’s Anatomy"
Grey's Anatomy : I Saw What I Saw
I'm not normally a Grey's Anatomy watcher (yeah, right, some of you might say... but I'm not)....
Lean & Collaborative Care at ThedaCare
Six Best Practice Elements of ThedaCare's Collaborative Care ModelHere's an article from Becker's Hospital Review about the six best practices of Lean-based Collaborative Care...
UPS: Disrespect for People?
by Dan Markovitz
I took this picture of a UPS truck recently in NYC. (The orange signs say "SAFETY.") At first I thought, "Great! UPS...
Lean Healthcare Intro Workshop Dec 2-3 @ LEI
Key Concepts of Lean in HealthcareBlatant self-promotion time: I will be teaching this workshop for the second time (after the Philly debut last month)...
Mike Hoseus Webinar on Toyota Culture
Industry Week Webinar - To RegisterTechnical note: I've been having some problems where "leanblog.org" gives a "404 not found" error, but "www.leanblog.org" works just...
Management Improvement Carnival #79
Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for John Hunter and his Curious Cat blog. My job here is to share some noteworthy...
Wachter is Right: Patient Safety is Not the Patient’s Job
Wachter's World: Can Patients Help Ensure Their Own Safety? More Importantly, Why Should They Have To?
The whole subject of asking patients and families to...
