Q&A With the Lean Dentist, Part 1
Thanks again to Dr. Sami Bahri for hosting me last week. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 of my visit report, stay tuned for Part 3 and for another Q&A. Thanks so much to Dr. Bahri for taking…
Year 2007
Are Errors Inevitable??
Huge Price Paid for Stupid, Careless Medical Error | Tortdeform Lots of discussion of the sad case of the mixed up laboratory specimens and Darrie Eason having the unnecessary double mastectomy. One comment (from a reader of the blog I…
Thanks Again to Our Sponsors
American LED-gible, Inc. American LED-gible (www.ledgible.com) manufactures many products that would be suitable for Lean environments, such as andon boards, counters, timers, and other electronic displays. They have extended their sponsorship of the Lean Blog, so many thanks! Please check…
My Visit with the Lean Dentist, Part 2
Last Thursday, I had such an enjoyable visit to Dr. Sami Bahri’s office. I was very impressed with the “Lean spirit” of Dr. Bahri and his employees. The culture there is pretty impressive. Instead of just using Lean tools, it’s…
Clearing out my "WIP"
It’s time for another segment of “cleaning out the backlog,” those articles I meant to blog about, but didn’t get to. These are also articles that don’t demand too much commentary…. so enjoy: Where is Gary Convis going now that…
Innovation Report
Leadership and Innovation report – BlessingWhite The linked page has a research report on Innovation. Our friend Matthew May and I are both quoted briefly in a sidebar about Lean and innovation. Subscribe via RSS | Lean Blog Main Page…
Hospital Laboratory Mixups Will Happen Again, Unless…
‘I don’t want this to happen to anyone else’ This will happen again, unless the process is fixed. Lean can help. Please read on… I heard about this story this morning, this horrible tragedy where a 35-year old woman, Darrie…
New TWI Blog
TWI Blog Since it is “introduce you to new blogs day” apparently, here is a new blog focused on the Training Within Industry methodology. It is put together by regular Lean Blog reader and commenter Bryan Lund. The blog is…
My Visit with the Lean Dentist, Part 1
Here is a photo of me and Dr. Sami Bahri, the World’s First Lean Dentist. I spent the afternoon at his office, observing their “gemba”, talking with him and with his staff. What an incredible afternoon. I still need to…
The Patriots are like Toyota?
Unbeaten Patriots see room for improvement – NFL – Yahoo! Sports The above headline blew me away this morning. The Patriots have basically been perfect this year. Tom Brady is completing 80% of his passes. They’ve won every game by…
"Kitchen Nightmares," Part 2
You might have seen Part 1 of my Lean viewing of the Fox show “Kitchen Nightmares.” I watched the second half of the show, so here is the rest of the story. As the show progressed, improvements are made, basically…
Visiting the Lean Dentist
I’ve been fortunate to be attending a healthcare related event in Jacksonville FL this week and I’ve had the chance to meet Dr. Sami Bahri, the “world’s first Lean dentist,” who lives and works here. You may remember him from…