Tag: Kaizen
Chart: A Few Seconds Here and There Can Really Add Up
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
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
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?
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”?
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...