Tag: Kaizen

Chart: A Few Seconds Here and There Can Really Add Up

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Hat tip to Tony Manos of 5S Supply for sharing (via twitter) this interesting table that shows how a few minutes (or even a...

25 Key Leader Behaviors that Encourage Continuous Improvement

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Last Wednesday, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I gave a webinar for Gemba Academy titled Leadership Behaviors that Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement. You can...

Two Webinars This Week – Kaizen Leadership & KaiNexus

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I'm going to be participating in two webinars this week (including one that is also a live presentation in Austin). Tuesday August 13: HIMSS Meeting...

Your Lessons Learned about Daily Kaizen?

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I'm driving all over the state of Ohio this week, teaching three different workshops on Kaizen and Lean Healthcare with my friends at TechSolve....

Is Lean Management a “Slow Idea”?

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I just read Dr. Atul Gawande's latest piece in the New Yorker: "Slow Ideas:  Some innovations spread fast. How do you speed the ones...

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...

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...

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...

Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson on Continuous Improvement

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There's a great piece, currently available for free on the HBR website, about continuous improvement: The Culture to Cultivate The author, George Halvorson, is the recently...

Kaizen & Lean Healthcare Classes with TechSolve in Ohio, August 6-8

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I'm happy to announce that I'm partnering with TechSolve, a non-profit organization in Ohio, to jointly deliver three day-long workshops on Kaizen and Lean...