Tag: Kaizen

Kaizen Coaching: Don’t Give People Answers, Let Them Learn

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Last week, I taught a pilot session of a new class on Kaizen and continuous improvement that I taught for visitors to the ThedaCare...

Kaizen: Throat Scopes & Applesauce

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During my recent visit to Franciscan St. Francis Health System, some of the nurses proudly called themselves "Kaizen Queens" (and there was one self-described...

KaiNexus Education Video #11: Perfect vs. Good

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Note: Our next free KaiNexus webinar will be held on Tuesday, October 28: "Daily Management with KaiNexus: From Huddle Boards to Web-Based Technology." Register today...

Denver Jail’s Suggestion Box (and Problems) in the News

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The Denver jail and its suggestion box program made the local news, thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request: "9 quotes from Denver Jail...

GM CEO Mary Barra Celebrates Employee Kaizen

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Time magazine recently featured GM's relatively new CEO, Mary Barra, on the cover and in this story: "Mary Barra's Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM" I...

A Visit to Franciscan St. Francis Health: A Workforce “Unleashed” by...

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Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a day with my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz and his colleagues at one of the...

“Many hands make light work”

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When considering what it takes to create "a culture of continuous improvement," many people complain that they don't have time. They don't have time,...

KaiNexus Education Video #10: Improving Communication

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About two years ago, we produced some short two- to three-minute education videos about Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement for KaiNexus. These were intended...

Homer Simpson Does Some Kaizen at Home and a Gemba Walk...

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Recently, while watching part of The Simpsons marathon that aired on FXX, I was inspired to write this post: "Proof That Nelson from The...

Podcast #209 – George Friesen on Lean, Kaizen, and Idea Boards...

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Listen My guest for episode #209 is George Friesen, Business Practice Leader for Lean Transformations in the Workforce Solutions Group at St. Louis Community College. In this episode, we...

New KaiNexus Education Videos – #9: Identify, Report, and Solve Small,...

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About two years ago, we produced some short two- to three-minute education videos about Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement for KaiNexus. These were intended...

Video Interviews with Karl Wadensten and Paul Akers

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Our theme this month on the KaiNexus blog is executive leadership. We are concluding that series with a new webinar that will be hosted...