Tag: Government

Don’t Let Looking at Data Blind You From Seeing Reality

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I recently read an article (a case study) about "Lean Six Sigma" in a publication. It's not online, so I can't link to it,...

How Often Does This Get Repeated? CMS and the Underpants Gnomes

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I've recently heard of a scenario in healthcare that I suspect is pretty common, or at least it's not the first time I've heard...

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...

Snowden-Proofing the NSA

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Regardless of whether you think the NSA leaks that Edward Snowden admitted to make him a hero or a traitor, it begs the question: How...

What I’m Reading: Good News and Bad News on Patient Safety...

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Here's the latest in my "What I'm Reading" series, where I clear out some of the inventory of articles I've read, but haven't blogged...

Less Margin, No Mission?

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I've re-read this article a number of times: "Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Blame the sequester." It's a sad situation -...

The Folly of Visual Inspection and the TSA

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I've never been a big fan of the TSA or any form of visual inspection. I wasn't a fan, either, of the automated x-ray...

Louisiana’s Online Suggestion Box Will Fail; Connecticut Lean Efforts Might Not

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I'm a critic of traditional suggestion boxes since they are usually garbage cans for ideas. Boxes collect anonymous complaints (not good), and managers often...

U.S. Presidential Limo Breaks Down Due to Fuel Filling Error in...

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From today's news: "Backup presidential limo on its way for Obama in Israel after fuel filling failure." U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Israel was...

Stuff I’m Reading, February 21, 2013: Transparent Errors, Hidden Gorillas, Gaming...

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It's time again for a regular feature I call "Stuff I'm Reading." I have too many browser tabs open and my Mac is bogging...

Please Don’t Steal THIS Idea – Paying a % Bonus for...

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In the Kaizen approach, stealing the ideas of others isn't a negative thing. If somebody else implemented an idea and you can use that...

A Lean Governor Inaugurated in Washington (State)

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Following up on my post from September on the Washington gubernatorial race ("Lean Management" Debated in the Washington Gubernatorial Race), the winner of the...