Monthly Archives: February 2011
Texas Snow Days Expose the Gaming of Standardized Tests
As you might have heard, considering all of the Super Bowl media hype from here in North Texas, our weather has been pretty bad....
Naida Grunden, A Discussion About Lean, Aviation Safety, Captain Sullenberger, and Checklists [with Transcript]
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Episode #112 is a chat with Naida Grunden, the author of the outstanding book The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare: Improving Patient Care Using...
10 Key Lean Mindsets for Healthcare
I really enjoyed having the chance to be in Cincinnati yesterday to participate in a Lean Healthcare workshop put on by TechSolve, a non-profit...
30 Rock: Jack Donaghy is a “Six Sigma Black Belt Ultra” – And He...
Absolutely hilarious... last Thursday's "30 Rock" features Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) talking about how he's a:
"Six Sigma Black Belt Ultra... with the groin branding...
Lean Methods to Improve Cardiac Surgery Featured in Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Hat tip to my friend and fellow Productivity Press author Naida Grunden for pointing out an article she is a co-author on, "Improving Patient...
So What If You Don’t Have Stats for Offensive Lineman?
It's Super Bowl week in the U.S., which is probably even obvious to many readers from outside of North America. As we watch the...
Coach Vince Lombardi on Striving for Perfection
I apologize to those of you who aren't fans of American football... but in keeping with the Super Bowl theme, I found this Vince...
Super Bowl Footballs – Made in America (Ohio!)
Hello from the frozen tundra of North Texas. I wish the Packer fans hadn't brought Green Bay weather with them. It's not nearly as...
Podcast #111, Jeffrey Liker on Toyota’s Challenges and His New Books
Episode #111 brings us some time with Professor Jeffrey Liker from the University of Michigan, the well-known author of many books in the The...
