Monthly Archives: July 2013
Podcast #182 – Lean Healthcare in Tanzania – Michael Grogan and Dr. Brenda Dmello
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Joining me for episode #182 are Michael Grogan and Dr. Brenda Dmello, joining me via Skype from Tanzania where they are working together to...
My Article on Lean Healthcare, Employee & Patient Safety in QHSE Focus
QHSE Focus, an iPad magazine, asked me to contribute a piece on Lean healthcare.
They published my piece titled, "Employee & Patient Safety: The Only...
I Thought Major League Baseball Error Proofed Against This
Wednesday night's game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants had some batter's box lines that would have been embarrassing on a...
Highlights & Notes from “The Essential #Deming”
I was fortunate to be exposed to the writings of W. Edwards Deming before I even learned about Lean. While I sometimes get tired...
“The Economist” Magazine Highlights a Lean Hospital in Sweden
I was fortunate to have the chance to speak and visit at a few hospitals in Sweden back in February, 2010 (see my blog...
Podcast #181 – Ron Pereira from Gemba Academy, Lean and Six Sigma
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My guest for Podcast #181 is a good friend, Ron Pereira of Gemba Academy, an outstanding provider of online Lean (and now Six Sigma)...
Data vs. Facts – Bridge Wait Times & Hourly Rounding
There's a great Taaichi Ohno quote that I was reminded of last week (see a previous post from 2010 on this).
"Data is of course...
Nice Video about “Idea Boards” for Kaizen
Thanks to George Friesen for pointing me toward his video about "Idea Boards" as a Kaizen methodology.
Like George, I was inspired to start using...
Guest Post: Lean Healthcare Missionary Work in Tanzania
Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Michael Grogan, a native of Ireland who left his Lean job in the U.S. to follow...
Dan Florizone, Lean in Saskatchewan Government, Health and Education Sectors
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Joining me for episode #180 of the Lean Blog Podcast is Dan Florizone, who served from 2008 until last month as Deputy Minister of...
Management Improvement Carnival #197: Lean & Deming
Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for John Hunter and his Curious Cat management improvement blog. My job here is to share...
Some Recent Podcast Interviews
While I love interviewing others for my Podcast series, sometimes the tables and the microphones get turned and I get interviewed.
Here are a few...