In the spirit of continuous improvement… I took the book recommendations off of the bottom of the left hand column. I was suspecting that the amazon links were slowing page loads, too much overhead. Are you seeing faster page loads?
For now, I've set up a very simple web page with the book recommendation list. This format, non-blog, will allow me more flexibility in arranging the recommendations and listing a few notes about each book. It's linked to in the left hand column below one amazon link to the Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean.
Ron, from the Lean Six Sigma Academy, emailed me last week with a small kaizen opportunity — the links at the bottom of the post here, there was no space between the | and “Podcast.” No improvement too small!
Any other kaizen suggestions for the site, while we're at it?
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Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. His most recent book is the anthology Practicing Lean that benefits the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation, where Mark is a board member. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus. His latest book has been released as an "in-progress" book, titled Measures of Success.
I definitely noticed the speed enhancement. Thanks for the link.