Monthly Archives: February 2009

WWII Propaganda Posters for Employee Ideas

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Browse Posters - George Marshall Foundation I love old WWII Posters, particularly the production posters aimed at helping the war effort. As much as Dr....

Of Course Inventories are Swelling in Long, Slow Supply Chains

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Firms Race To Regain Control Over Inventories - WSJ.comWith the dramatically slowing global economy, it's no surprise that companies and supply chains are getting...

Sorry for the Glitch…

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Thanks to those who reported it... my blog main page was not displaying properly for those of you using Internet Explorer this morning. The...

100 Best Business Books of All Time?

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Business list mixes Covey with Seuss - JSOnline There's a new book I saw at the airport the other day, a compilation of short summaries...

Goofus and Gallant, Lean-Style

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One of my childhood memories was "Highlights for Kids" magazine, that staple of doctors waiting rooms. I was surprised it still exists, in print...

Books about Lean Healthcare

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Part of the MoveToHealthcare.com series: Books about Lean Healthcare Books about Lean Healthcare (via amazon.com) Book recommendations Note: To suggest or add more links, please leave them in...

A Lean Simulation for Clemson Students

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Clemson students learn by building a better clockThe article I've linked to above describes a hands-on simulation being run for Lean students at Clemson...

CEO Pay Caps? You Bet!

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By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search:As a LeanThinker I am most unabashedly a free market advocate. Free trade, absolutely. Love those imported fresh...

Blogs About Lean in Healthcare

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Part of the MoveToHealthcare.com series: Here is an updated and better maintained list.... Lean Healthcare Blogs (or those that cover Lean quite often): Lean Blog (link healthcare...

Lean Healthcare Training, Certification, and Workshops

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Part of the MoveToHealthcare.com series: Lean Healthcare Training, Certification Programs, and Workshops: Lean Enterprise Institute Key Concepts of Lean in Healthcare (taught by Mark Graban) Other LEI...

What Do You Use To Set Staffing Levels? How About Data?

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Hospitals need I.E. Data to Drive Staffing DecisionsMy hand is feeling a bit carpel-tunnel-ish today (that's not a diagnosis). So I'll take the...

Lean and Healthcare Recruiters

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Part of the MoveToHealthcare.com series: Recruiters for Lean and/or Healthcare (thanks, Dale, for starting this list) Adam Zak Executive Search http://leanjobsblog.com/ http://leanrecruiter.com/index.html Avery Point Group http://www.averypointgroup.com/ Lean Six Sigma Jobs Blog Lean...