Tag: Toyota

Yesterday, I was in the first day of two for John Shook's "Managing to Learn" class about A3 management here at the Lean Enterprise...

It's been a while since I've done a "What You're Searching For" Post, where I pull out items from my blog's stats, the keyword...

My blogging will be relatively light this week, given some holiday time off, family visiting, and a short trip for New Year's. There's nothing lazier,...

Article Link: Lexington hospitals building to be the best This article talks about the lean efforts of some hospitals in Lexington, KY - about 30...

In Pursuit of Elegance | My Own Tiger's Tale What does Tiger Woods have to do with Lean Thinking and hospitals? Read on... Our good friend,...

I had a great opportunity a few weeks back, seeing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich give a talk at the Ontario Hospital...

I don't mean to kick Fritz Henderson while he's down, after he resigned as CEO of Government Motors this week. He resigned on Tuesday and...

Hat tip to blog reader Steven H. for sending this video my way. It's always nice to see Lean featured in the mainstream media, including...

In this LinkedIn Group discussion, a member posted this question: "In the book TPS Taiichi Ohno gives in chapter 5 praises to Henry Ford. He...

If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James's Ideas Will Change It - NYTimes.com About 10 people sent me this article via the...

I recently ran into David Meier, co-author of the outstanding books The Toyota Way Fieldbook and Toyota Talent. He was talking about kaizen events and...

How Toyota Defies Gravity In doing some research for an upcoming presentation, I found this FORTUNE article from 1997. I was looking for a reference...