http://www.usstimulustraining.org/

The site is down…. no longer paying the hosting?

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Also, Dr. Bernstein supposedly says: “What is more interesting is that the manufacturing companies they touted as having ‘deployed’ lean tools enterprise wide in many cases, were bankrupt.”

Jon Edwards cites the bankruptcies (I assume of companies like Delphi) in his comment above and his emails to me.

It seems that the quote was either written by Jon or it’s a total fake. I would bet money on total fake.

The full endorsement:

“”I can not thank you enough for spending the time in giving our executives the high level presentation of Lean Health Care and the ad hoc ‘Problem Solving’ course that ensued. While researching other Lean Health Care companies, none of them had the experience and depth as yours. Although your costs were the most competitive, we noticed the other companies Lean Health Care Professionals, some who even wrote books, had more of a Lean Manufacturing backgrounds and appeared to overnight become Lean Health Care experts. What is more interesting is that the manufacturing companies they touted as having ‘deployed’ lean tools enterprise wide in many cases, were bankrupt. We do not have the time to waste in rolling out our system wide mandates for 2010-11. That is why after careful consideration, we decided to single source your services. We look forward to a healthy and profitable relationship in 2010 and 2011.” Best regards, Dr. Victor R. Bernstein, D.O., Board Member ”

Jon complains too much about BS and things being “staged.” I think he’s projecting a bit based on his own behavior.

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There is a 62-year old Victor R. Bernstein in NY, I guess he could be a hospital board member. There are two Victor Bernsteins who are both mental health physicians in CA and IL.

Dr. Linda Johnson, MD (I don’t think you normally say both Dr. and MD) is too common of a name to be verifiable, as are the other names listed. I, too, would ask Jon to come out from behind the bushes and reveal more about who he is. What a pest.

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You’re free to start your own blog with whatever you content you want to share. This blog, by the way, is not and has never been a property of the LEI. I started it on my own in 2005 and it remains independent, although I work for LEI. I don’t receive one bit of direction from LEI about what to blog about or what comments to post or leave up. My regular readers know I’m just as likely to feature others from the lean world as I am to feature an LEI person.

An anonymous man, Jon Edwards, who won’t reveal anything about his background, hiding behind an anonymous “expert”… interesting. I’ve shared your emails and posts with a communications expert who suggests you are weak in spelling and spell-check use.

I am an open book. You can read about my background and history in my blog profile, on LinkedIn, etc. I’m not hiding behind anything, but you are, Jon. Come out from behind the curtain, or just go away.

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I have worked with all the companies and industried listed on my web site. Actually it is a rather short list. I have done training sessions with many other companies, but do not list them because it is not lean support really. So in 13 years it is not so many. Also I work with companies for a few years and taper off the support over time. In some cases I have other associates continue, in some cases my work is done to a point.

I would say Mr. Edwards that at least my info is available and if you would like to visit any of the companies or talk to anyone I can happily provide references. I would love to talk to the successful companies you are supporting as I would like to learn lessons that may help me. But I am afraid that it is not possible to find out who you are. Also I would like to see this special book. I am always interested in others ideas. Can you arrange to send me an advance copy? Did you write it? If not, who did? It seems a great mystery. I personally have no worries about being exposed or whatever.

Oh and if you did write the book may I suggest an editor. Your grammar is very poor. And I do not think they are typos from an Iphone. You used “seen” in a sentence which is pretty bad. As in “I seen”. I may not know much but I have better grammar!!

p.s Both books I wrote took about a year while I was still working. It is amazing what one can accomplish when on an airplane and evenings when sitting in a hotel. I have a picture of me sitting in a bathtub on vacation doing the final edit. I had to find a place early in the morning while my family was sleeping. But really if you are so capable you should understand how to work and write at the same time. You seem to have plenty of time for your rants here, but less time to acquire facts. Next time you question my information I suggest you check the facts first. Or did you not learn that from Toyota? Did you even work for Toyota?

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That said, I’m going to give a call on Monday to the name and phone number given to me by Jon.

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I, too, am very curious about Mr. Edwards and of the organization that he is listed as the president. No “About Us” page. No address. No phone number. Nothing shows up in web searches. A search for Jon Edwards & Lean shows only 1 hit – your blog! Nothing for Jon Edwards & Healthcare. It’s as if this company, or whatever or whomever they are, suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

I also get a kick out of one “testimonial” from his/their single web page, the one from a “William D. Sloane” who, coincidentally enough, shares the very same name as William D. Sloane, benefactor of the Sloane Hospital for Women at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

If he is truly “cleaning up the rubbish” of others then I would love to learn from his successes. Hopefully he’ll provide some.

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Actually instead of going away, please do tell us about YOUR experience an what makes you the world’s top expert in TPS. You are nothing but a name and a screamig voice – have a bio or LinkedIn profile??

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