Monthly Archives: May 2010
A Lean Healthcare Intro Video
A few weeks back, I was given the chance to preview a Lean Healthcare intro video from a Wisconsin firm called Optima. The video...
Notes from Dr. Brent James Teaching at the Shingo Prize Conference – The MD...
At last week's Shingo Prize conference, I was very excited to meet Dr. Stephen Covey (my podcast is here), but I was just as...
Passport “Processing Time” or Waiting Time?
I recently heard this on a cable news channel that was blaring in the airport:
"The current passport processing time is 3 to 6 weeks"....
New Book Gives Negative Review to Performance Reviews
Hat tip to the WSJ for their review of the new book Get Rid of the Performance Review!: How Companies Can Stop Intimidating, Start...
Lean Blog Podcast #91 – Interview with Dr. Stephen Covey on Respect for People,...
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Episode #91 is a very special one-on-one conversation that I had with Dr. Stephen Covey, recorded at the Shingo Prize Conference in Salt Lake...
Saturday Fun: Social Media on “The Office”
I know this is a blog about Lean, but if you're reading this, you might be somewhat hip to social media. That's such a...
Big News: Toyota and Tesla to Build Cars at NUMMI
Surprising news today from California... from the WSJ. Toyota and Tesla are partnering up!
Tesla Motors Inc. said it is partnering with Toyota Motors Inc....
Lean Blog Podcast #90 – Tim Turner on Toyota Kentucky (TMMK) and the Book...
Podcast #90 features Tim Turner, a team leader at Toyota's factory in Georgetown Kentucky (aka TMMK or Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky). He is the...
Highlights from Shingo Prize Conference, Day 1
I'm here at the Shingo Prize conference for the second year in a row. Lots of good networking and talks/panels. I'll share a few...
Ships Passing in the Night – China Builds U.S. Factories
In an era where it was a "no brainer" to move factories to China, chasing cheap labor, the Lean world has often spoken out...
Error Proofing the Hotel TV
Error proofing (aka "poka yoke" or mistake proofing) is such a powerful Lean method. Some people, unfortunately, think that Lean is only about speed...
A Glimpse into a “3P” Lean Space Design Process
Paul Levy has shared some photos and a video, from Boston's Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, that gives a glimpse into the design of...