Monthly Archives: July 2013

Podcast #182 – Lean Healthcare in Tanzania – Michael Grogan and Dr. Brenda Dmello

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Listen: 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

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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

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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”

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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

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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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Listen 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

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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

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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

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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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Listen: 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

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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

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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...