Tag: Kaizen
Notes & My Short Talk from the #Lean Transformation Summit, #Lean14
It's been fun attending the annual Lean Transformation Summit (produced by LEI). Today is Day 2. I took some notes from Day 1 and...
What I’ve Been Reading Lately: Not Doing Kaizen, Engaged Sailors, Etc.
Every once in a while, I have too many browser windows open and it slows my computer down. That's when I dump a bunch...
The Truth About Data and PDSA/PDCA from a Toyota Publication
Out there in the Lean and quality improvement communities, you sometimes hear some silly things. Sometimes, I want to attach the "Lean As...
How Do You Share & Spread Ideas? Plus a @KaiNexus Update
It has been right about three years since I was introduced to Dr. Greg Jacobson via a reader of this blog. It was great...
Podcast #193 – Mark Jaben, MD on Lean, Change, and Our...
My guest for episode #193 is Mark Jaben, MD, talking about our brains, Lean, and change. Mark has been a guest blogger for me...
Parallels (and Differences) Between the Book “Traction” and Kaizen
When I recently did a Healthcare Kaizen workshop near Detroit, I invited an old friend of mine to attend as a guest. Marisa Smith, an...
Parody Video – Two Great Tastes that Taste Great Together
Next class: Boston, May 20, 2015
I was thinking yesterday about the "Lean for Knowledge Work" seminars I'm doing with Jim Benson and I was...
Mark Graban & Jim Benson “#Lean for Knowledge Work” Workshops –...
Next class: Boston, May 20 2015
I'm happy to be once again partnering with fellow Shingo Award recipient Jim Benson to teach our combined full-day...
Before Asking Others to Do Kaizen, First Do Kaizen Yourself
Today, Joe Swartz and I are leading a workshop about "Healthcare Kaizen" in Farmington Hills.
A "core Kaizen concept," as Joe says, is that leaders who want...
Kaizen Adventures in My Hometown of Livonia, Michigan
I'm in my home town of Livonia, Michigan this week, having arrived to the snow and cold yesterday, staying through Thursday. Boy, my blood...
Toyota Tour Thoughts – Yes, They Have Opportunities for Kaizen
I had a chance to go back to the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) plant in south San Antonio last week with a group...
Guest Post: What’s Needed in Developing a Kaizen Culture
Today's guest post is by Duke Rohe, a Quality Improvement Education Consultant at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. I know Duke from his...
