Monthly Archives: April 2010

LeanBlog.org Site Problems

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Dear readers - as you may have noticed, my site has been suffering from intermittent downtime, due to problems with the shared database server...

Right Sized Capacity in a Stockholm Hospital – Flow, Not Monuments

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When I was in Sweden in late January, I had a chance to visit the Capio Saint Göran Hospital in Stockholm. I saw many amazing...

LeanBlog Podcast #89 – Keith Russell, Lean in Pharmaceuticals Research & Development

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Our guest for Podcast #89 is Keith Russell, a Global Continuous Improvement Leader at AstraZeneca R&D. I met Keith at a recent Lean &...

What Makes You Want to Do Better?

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Recently, I was able to visit VIBCO, a Lean manufacturing company in Rhode Island. Company President Karl Wadensten is the host of "The Lean...

Lucian Leape Loathes Lean or “L.A.M.E.”?

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Noted patient safety expert Dr. Lucian Leape spoke out recently about medical school culture being a root cause of poor quality (see my blog...

Purely Avoidable Waiting Waste During an MD Visit

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I'm a bit hesitant to blog about a bad experience with a doctor's office and waiting time. There are multiple "draft" posts I've started...

Lessons from a “Like Lean” Millionaire

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Listen to my podcast with Nick One of my blog themes is the idea of "Like Lean" - practices that seem very much like the...

Archived SlideCast of my Webinar on Gemba Walks

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I have strong ties and connections to the state of Michigan, growing up in Livonia, starting my career there in Livonia, and having my...

“Lean Hospitals” Now Available on Kindle

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As Amazon's Kindle has gotten more popular, I've gotten a lot of questions about when my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and...

30 Rock on “Making Things” – Sorta

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Here's a funny short clip from a recent "30 Rock" where Alec Baldwin's character, Jack Donaghey, makes a little speech about the importance of...

How a Simple Office Kanban System Works at the Lean Enterprise Institute

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One of the things I like about working at the Lean Enterprise Institute might seem like a silly thing -- it's that I get...

A Potpourri of Upcoming Lean Events

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In this post, I'm going to tell you about some upcoming Lean events I'm involved in - planning, producing, or participating. Eric Ries "Lean Startups"...