The Cincinnati Post – St. E’s plan for ER is unique Thanks to blog reader Karthik for sending this my way. I’ve read the article three times looking for something positive to say and am still struggling. The headline says…
Dell Could Go Beyond Its Direct-Sales Model In Bid to Bolster Growth – WSJ.com Dell’s Founder Is Rethinking Direct Sales – New York Times Dell Computer (now Dell, Inc.) is known for its famous “Direct Model.” It’s almost trivia at…
davidmaister.com > Passion, People and Principles > The War For Talent The linked blog post is about the war for consulting/professional services talent, but the framework reminds me of Lean and is something that could apply to any company. David…
Got this story during an email exchange, used with express permission: —————————– I saw my doctor yesterday and told him I was doing a lean publication, and he immediately started complaining about well-intended but impractical top-down measures being taken in…
NPR : Reasons for GM Slide Go Beyond Work Force Honestly, I’d expect more from liberal NPR and their headline. You’d expect NPR to be the friend of the UAW “working man” (or woman), but I don’t appreciate how their…
New Haven Register – Bitter Ending Thanks to Lean Blog reader Tom for sending this my way, sad story that it is. Hershey’s candy is moving a plant from Connecticut to Virginia: The Hershey Co. will close its Peter Paul…
Sponsored by American-LEDgible, Inc. It’s time for another LeanBlog Contest! Update: Deadline is May 18 Submit your Visual Management stories and get a chance to win a Black 8 Gig Apple iPod Nano, a $249 value, courtesy of our sponsor…
Episode #23 of the LeanBlog Podcast features a panel of Lean leaders from the Group Health Cooperative, a consumer-governed, nonprofit health care system that coordinates care and coverage. Based in Seattle, Group Health and its subsidiary health carriers, Group Health…
I could have also titled this post “I screwed up!” or “Who Screwed Up? Me!” but we try not to point the finger of blame in the Lean mindset…. it’s especially uncomfortable when you have to point it in the…
From blog reader, Peter, in Denmark: Hello again Mark. Half a year ago I reported on a story in Denmark concerning Lean in the kindergarten. Now I am bringing you new news! The Danish television show “Rabatten,” which translates into…
By Dan Markovitz There’s been some confusion over my recent post criticizing the Business Week article on Toyota’s “frugality.” I do not believe that Toyota is frugal (read: “cheap”). Rather, I believe that the company is simply focused on value.…
I heard a great comment on Monday from a hospital President. He said, quite passionately, I might be paraphrasing slightly: “We don’t have a shortage of nurses and other workers. What we have is a shortage of good management systems,…
