Monthly Archives: February 2012
Today Would Have Been Taiichi Ohno’s 100th Birthday
Hat tip to John Shook and the Lean Enterprise Institute for pointing this out via his email newsletter -- today would have been the...
My Conference Kaizen
I spent Monday and Tuesday in lovely Phoenix at the ASQ Lean and Six Sigma annual conference. I saw many friends there, including Karen...
Podcast #140 – LeanPub.com Founders, Peter Armstrong & Scott Patten on Lean Publishing (Part...
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Episode #140 is a discussion with Scott Patten and Peter Armstrong from LeanPub.com - they want to be THE website for publishing "in-progress books"....
Reader Questions: Lean and Process Improvement in Healthcare
I received some really good questions from a reader, Nick, who has recently crossed industries to bring his Lean Manufacturing experience into healthcare. Since...
Lots of Great Lean Healthcare Progress in Iowa
Thanks to Dean Bliss for sending an article to me about some of the great Lean healthcare work taking place in Iowa. I've visited...
“On the Mend” Wins Shingo Award
Congratulations to Dr. John Toussaint and Roger Gerard, co-authors of the outstanding book, On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the...
Weekend Fun – Quality Related Band Names (#QualityTermBandName)
I was driving the other day, listening to the 1980s music channel on XM Radio. The DJ announced a song by Duran Duran and...
Failure to Follow Process Leads to NL MVP’s Suspension Being Overturned
This is a hot sports news story today, as I woke up to hear ESPN's "Mike and Mike" talking about Milwaukee Brewers slugger (and...
Guest Post: Demand for #Lean Professionals Now Exceeds #SixSigma?
Mark's note: This is a guest post by Tim Noble of The Avery Point Group. Does this assessment match your view, from the hiring...
Podcast #139 – David Munch, MD of Healthcare Performance Partners on Lean for Clinical...
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Episode #139 is a conversation with Dave Munch, MD, the Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for Healthcare Performance Partners (HPP). Before joining...
ASQ Influential Voices: Young People and the Future of Engineering and Healthcare
I'm happy to be participating in the ASQ "Influential Voices" blog series here in 2012. ASQ President Paul Borawski (listen to my podcast with...
10 Tips from a Hospital CEO – from the #SHS2012 Conference
Sunday's keynote presenter at the 2012 Society for Health Systems conference was Dr. Stephen Markovich, the CEO of Riverside Methodist Hospital, a 1000+ bed...
