Monthly Archives: April 2009
Doofus and Leanie Cartoon #1 – Gemba
Back in February, I did a parody of a "Goofus and Gallant" cartoon, if you remember them from "Highlights for Kids" magazine that was...
LeanBlog Podcast #65 – Kevin Frieswick on Error Proofing Hospital Handwashing
LeanBlog Podcast #65 is a discussion with Kevin Frieswick, a Lean Process Manager, with MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA. I found Kevin earlier...
Networking with Bison and Doctors
Lean Leap to Health Care #3 (click for Part #2)
by Scott McDuffee
It would seem to be an efficient method to move into Health Care...
Washington "Natinals" Error
D.C. Sports Bog - Nationals Uniform FailOK, Monday = sports day on the Lean Blog, apparently. I'll get it out of my system today...
Waste in the New Yankee Stadium Layout?
New Yankee Stadium a winner, team a big loser to Tribe 10-2 - USATODAY.comIf you're not a Yankees fan, let's kick them while they're...
Horrible Interviewing Advice from FORTUNE?
How to find a job - Fortune on CNNMoney.com
Lots of people are on the market right now and I've had many discussions with people...
Customer Intimacy = Safety from Salmonella?
I'm not one, generally, to worry about consumer privacy with stores and them tracking my purchases. I like that amazon.com keeps a record of...
NIH = "Not Invented Here"
by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanI believe that NIH, or Not Invented Here, is one of the silliest cultural barriers to...
Lean Healthcare in Ohio
I found a few articles lately about Lean being implemented in some Ohio hospitals, so I'll share two of them here.Crescent-News.com - Hospitals headed...
Error Proofing Against Pirates
Like many, I closely followed the recent pirate seizure of the Maersk ship with the American crew and was happy when the captain was...
The Benefits of Using Lean Approaches for Software Development
If Lean can work in healthcare, why not software? Today's guest post is by Eric Landes, who currently works with Lean/Agile techniques in ...
Lean in Government Conference
The federal deficit has ballooned to record numbers. Never before has lean been more important to government. With a undeniable need to drop future...
