Tag: Kaizen

What Can a 10 Month Old Child Teach Us About Focus,...

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Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Gert Linthout, from Belgium. Gert and I were part of the same Lean healthcare study trip to...

Some Highlights from Last Week’s “Kaizen Live” Event at Franciscan St....

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Last Wednesday and Thursday, I collaborated with Joe Swartz and a countless number of his colleagues to host 24 visitors from different health systems (and...

Franciscan Kaizen Video #7: From Kaizen to Innovation in the NICU

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Today and tomorrow are the days for our first on-site Kaizen experience at Franciscan St. Francis. I'll be sharing things on Twitter (@MarkGraban) and...

We’re Ready for #KaizenLive on Wednesday & Thursday – Join Us...

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Joe Swartz and I have been working for a while to put together our first onsite Kaizen workshop at his health system, Franciscan St....

Rhode Island’s Governor Announces Lean Initiative, Declares “Operations Matter”

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You might know my friend Karl Wadensten, the president of VIBCO, a small manufacturer in Rhode Island. I've interviewed him for episode #84 of...

What’s Interesting About This Toyota Executive Rising from the Factory Floor

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I hope you might have access to this interesting article from the Wall St. Journal: "Toyota Veteran Rises to Corporate Office From Factory Floor."...

Upcoming Lean Healthcare Events – Webinars, Workshop, Conference, and Trip

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Hi - I'd let to let you know about or remind you about a few upcoming events that I'll be a part of. I hope...

10 More Reasons to Come See Kaizen at Franciscan St. Francis...

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You Still Have Time to Register Update -- you can also learn more and register for our April 2016 event via www.KaizenLive.com. Joe Swartz and I...

This Chart Shows My “Kaizen Kickoff” Boosted This Hospital’s Improvement Culture

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I recently wrote a blog post for KaiNexus titled "How Kaizen Software Helps Me Be A Better Coach." I've done a lot of Kaizen...

Throwback Thursday: Lean Manufacturing Training from 2002

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It's time for another "Throwback Thursday" post, which is, as always, accompanied by one of my thoughtful-looking baby pictures :-) Back in 2002, back when...

10 Ways That Lean Concepts Respect & Support Healthcare Staff

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Lean provides a philosophy and a management model that should be nothing but good for staff and patients. The idea of “respect for people” might sound nice in principle, but what does it mean in a practical sense...

Stuff I’m Reading March 2015: Womack, Sweatshops, Hospitals, and Surveys

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As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. Too much WIP...