Tag: NYTimes

Oscars Ratings Up for Third Year in a Row. True, but...

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Ah, it's another year of the Academy Awards. And that means, not surprisingly, another year with news articles that don't show much understanding of...

Chef Gordon Ramsay on Never Making the Same Mistake Twice

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I loved a recent New York Times article about Chef Gordon Ramsay, including this part: "Ramsay said that when he makes a mistake, he owns...

NFL Scoring is Up, An All-Time High, But is it A...

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I do enjoy watching football, so this headline caught my eye: "Why Are N.F.L. Scores Scores So High This Season?" If you know me and my...

On Boeing, GM, and Hospitals… and Epic Battles Between Reality and...

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Yesterday's blog post was about a situation (with my podcast hosting service) that triggered memories of my time at General Motors in 1995. Today's...

2-Data-Point Comparisons vs. Charts – NBA Big Man 3-Point Shots and...

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  So many of our business metrics are reported in terms of two-data point comparisons. How much did the metric change from last week? Web...

Small Steps are the Best Path to Sustainable Big Results?

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I am always happy to see something even vaguely related to the practice of Kaizen in mainstream publications. Here's a recent essay from the...

Hospitals Can Be Like Hotels, But Safety is a Far More...

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This article caught my eye recently: Skip the Fancy Towels, and Hire More Nurses (via the NY Times)

Doctors Get Upset With Being Pushed, Bad Leadership, Clumsy Incentives; Try...

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A few weeks back, a number of you sent me this article from the New York Times: "Doctors Unionize to Resist the Medical Machine" The article...

What I’m Reading 12/30/13: GM’s CEO, Human Error, Costing, and Really...

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To close out the year 2013, I once again need to close some browser tabs that are full of things that I was maybe...

Stuff I’m Reading – June 14, 2013: Sleepy Banker, Concerned Workers,...

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It's again time to close some browser tabs and clear out the backlog of articles I've wanted to share but maybe don't merit an...

Alabama Coach Nick Saban & “The Process”: National Champion & Lean...

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I guess that, considering last year's blog post, this Lean thinker couldn't really root for Notre Dame and Coach Brian Kelly Monday night in...

Show Instead of Tell – Lean Design for Factories or Hospitals

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Last week, the New York Times published a piece called "Don't Just Talk About Change. Show It," written by Mick Wilz, an employee at...