Monthly Archives: July 2011
Of Blogs and Books (or from Solo to Silo); The Need for Lean in...
As a kid, I always enjoyed writing and, at one point, dreamed of being a baseball beat writer, like the father of one my...
A Funny Sign to End the Week With
After a week of serious topics and sometimes pointed discussion, let's end with a funny sign... well wait, there's a serious story behind this...
Podcast #125 – Mike George on Lean Six Sigma for Government & Politicians (‘Strong...
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My guest for Podcast #125 is Mike George, the founder of Strong America Now, a "nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing and educating citizens to...
MD or MBA as CEO? Wrong Question?
As I've worked with different hospitals and different leaders, I've sometimes wondered if there's been a study on the differences in results between hospitals...
Two Cases of Writers Misrepresenting Lean Manufacturing
One of the variations of my acronym L.A.M.E. is "Lean As Misguidedly Explained," and I recently ran across two fresh instances of this (and,...
What’s Wrong With This Hospital’s Lean Job Posting?
This blog post contains a real job posting, found online. Let's make this a reader participation challenge. I see maybe three things "wrong" or...
Lean Culture Video from University Health Network (Toronto)
Here's a nice video that popped up on YouTube from the Toronto-area University Health Network system, with healthcare professionals talking about how Lean has...
Changes in Mac OS X “Lion” and Parallels to Workplace Changes
It's nowhere near as important as yesterday's topic of employee and patient safety, but my last two days of using the new Mac OS...
Interview With Former CEO Paul O’Neill on Safety for Workers and Patients, Lessons from...
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I have a very special guest for Podcast #124 - he is Paul O'Neill, the U.S. Treasury Secretary from 2001 to 2002 and former...
Waste Upon Waste Upon Waste – U.S. Overproduction of Dollar Coins
Come back Thursday, July 21 for my new Podcast with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, where we talk about his work to improve...
Build, Measure, Learn – in Startups, Healthcare, and Careers
One reason I love applying Lean thinking in new arenas as my career progresses is that each shift in industry leads to new challenges...
Forget Pull or Push, Focus on Improving Patient FLOW Instead
Back in the manufacturing world, the distinction between "push" and "pull" is often much more obvious than it is in healthcare. Push production occurs...
