Monthly Archives: September 2010
Reader Question: Asset Optimizers and Point Optimizers
It's time for another in my Reader Questions series, this question comes from Brian via email. If you have a question or topic that...
Depersonalized Workplaces are L.A.M.E., not Lean, Harming Productivity and People
When I was traveling last week, a magazine caught my eye, one I don't normally read: Scientific American Mind and the article "Cubicle, Sweet...
“Dr. Ideas” – Magazine Article Featuring John Toussaint
In what looks like a badly Photoshopped cover - it's a real photo, I've confirmed - INSIGHT Magazine, a Wisconsin business publication, has an...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg and Deming; Are Your Employees Afraid or Fearful?
Reminder: I'll be on "The Lean Nation" today at 4 PM (more details)
In this article about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, "Inside Mark Zuckerberg's (rather...
Lean Blog Week in Review #4 – September 26, 2010
Here is the latest in my "Week in Review" series for the week ending 9/26/10, featuring stories about a Toyota tour, a Don Berwick...
Lean Blog Tech Tips (& Feedback Wanted)
If you'll indulge me, this is a post about some recent tech changes to LeanBlog.org and some tech features you might want to take...
A Lean Guy Reads USA Today – NBA Unis and Teacher Merit Pay
It's time for a Lean Blog feature I haven't done in a while.... "A Lean Guy Reads _______". I've done this before with the...
Berwick: Don’t Reduce Helpful Care, Don’t Expect Top-Down Solutions from D.C.
I was a supporter of Dr. Donald Berwick's nomination to head CMS (Medicare and Medicaid at a federal level) - not due to politics...
Some Cool Video Technology for Standardized Work & Error Proofing
I recently ran across a Michigan startup company called OPS Solutions that has some interesting technology that could be applied in many settings for...
Free Web Event 9/23: 2010 Business Beyond Boundaries Operational Excellence Virtual Conference
I'm passing along info here for a free web event that I'm going to tune into on Thursday 9/23, an event sponsored by Guidon...
Letter to the Editor: Lean is Not Just Cost Cutting
Back in July, e-Patient Dave deBronkart noticed an article in the Health Leaders publication called "Taking On the Cost Drivers." It inspired him to...
The Toyota Texas Plant Tour – Concepts From the Visitor Center
I'll start the week with another post about my tour of the TMMTX (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas) plant in San Antonio. Today I'll write...
