Monthly Archives: September 2007
Lean Baby Names?
Our friend and sometimes blogger Bill Hanover posted a comment a few days ago about the arrival of a baby boy - congrats. ...
"It’s Okay To Be The Boss"
I wrote about the "Ask Me Why" button last week and here's another one I've meant to write about for a while. ...
Looking for Muda in Hospitals
Institute for Healthcare Improvement ArticleThis article from the IHI talks about the need to find "muda" (waste) in hospitals. They say:"In the health...
5 Whys Survey Full Free-Form Responses
Following up again on the "5 Whys" survey, I'm still planning on going through and categorizing the analyzing the full responses, but I wanted...
Delegation is Not "Buck Passing"
The article isn't online, you'll have to join the club lucky enough (ahem) to fly American Airlines to read the gem of an article...
"An Organizational Accident"
'Chicago Way' is no way to run mass-transit system It's something I've written about before, about how the media and the public tend to...
Working 40 Minutes a Day?
Star-Telegram.com 09/03/2007 A closer look at four survey participants:There was a feature in the local paper a few weeks back about what...
Reader Question on VSM
Here's a question from Gerry, a blog reader:Once you do a 2 or 3 day Value Stream Mapping event, would you do another event...
Innovation and Lean
Together We Innovate The WSJ has a Saturday report section on business and innovation, including the article I've linked to here (which can also...
A Good Quote (from 1882!)
I'm prepping for a presentation I'm giving next week on Lean leadership styles and I ran across tihs great quote that John Shook shared...
Lean and Media Companies?
I received an email from Norway, asking a question I couldn't answer, so I'm turning it to the blog readers: European media group based...
Example: 5S and Reducing Waste
www.kansascity.com | 09/10/2007 | To survive and thrive in these days of globalization, manufacturing companies must carve away the fat.Here's a nice news story...
