Tag: Safety
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 4, 2022
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him!
News, blogs, articles, resources,...
Thoughts From Me (and Others) on Safety Trends 2022
Thanks again to Creative Safety Supply for being a long-time sponsor of my blog.
I was recently asked by them to share some thoughts on...
My Value Capture Blog Post on Hospitals Requiring Vaccination
I wrote a post for the Value Capture blog that I'd like to point you to:
Should Our Health System Require Covid Vaccination of All...
Does Staying OSHA Compliant Really Keep a Company Lean?
Today's post is written by my friends at Creative Safety Supply. They have been a long-time sponsor of the Lean Blog and I appreciate...
My Post for Value Capture on a “Psychological Safety Cross” Concept
I wrote this for the Value Capture blog, where we are hoping to be more active going forward:
Would You Ever Post a "Psychological Safety...
Stop Blaming Workers: How Psychological Safety Prevents Harm and Improves Safety
TL;DR:Blaming workers after mistakes makes organizations less safe. Psychological safety shifts the focus from "who failed" to "what in the system allowed this to...
Hospital Elevator Safety Failure: When Good People Work in Bad Systems
A story shared by Dr. Marty Makary reveals how hospital silos and lack of ownership can allow obvious safety risks to persist -- even...
What Do These Healthcare Leaders Mean by “Habitual Excellence?”
I post here a lot about my most recent podcast series, "My Favorite Mistake," but my first pandemic podcast project was a collaboration with...
Emily Elrod on What it Means to Work “WISE”
My guest for Episode #385 of the podcast is Emily Elrod, the president of the firm Workzbe, based in Georgia.
We have shared interests...
Sharing Thoughts on World Patient Safety Day 2020
Today is the World Health Organization "World Patient Safety Day 2020."
Patient safety is not just an American healthcare issue -- see some statistics I...
Announcing a New Book — A Playbook for Habitual Excellence: A...
I'm very excited that one of the projects that I've been working on over the past few months has come to fruition.
It's an eBook,...
Great Piece: “Health Care Workers Protect Us. It’s Time to Protect...
Today, I wanted to share an excellent article written by Dr. John Toussaint (of Catalysis) and Ken Segel (of Value Capture):
Ken and John were...















