Monthly Archives: September 2010
Start Every Hospital Meeting w/ 5 Minutes on Employee and Patient Safety
Recently, I posted a video of a "daily huddle" meeting at Everett Clinic (not exactly the type of huddle pictured at left). Yesterday, in...
Labor Day – Our Obligation for Worker Safety
Today is a federal holiday in the United States, Labor Day. I know that's obvious to the 70% of you reading from the U.S.,...
Lean Blog Week in Review #1 – September 4, 2010
This is a new experiment, the "Lean Blog Week in Review." Let me know what you think. Ideally, I would do these each week,...
Economics: From “Dismal Science” to Dismal Home?
I nearly drove off the road when I heard this NPR story yesterday: "Allowance Economics: Candy, Taxes And Potty Training." Please take a listen...
Podcast #98 – Pat Bergin, President of Aerofil Technology on Lean and the Pursuit...
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Podcast #98 brings us Pat Bergin, President of Aerofil Technology, a manufacturer based in Missouri with 400 employees. Aerofil has been on its Lean...
My Interview with Justin Holland, of GE Healthcare
Today's post is an interview I conducted via email with Justin Holland, Managing Principal of GE Healthcare Americas. Before joining GE, he was most...
New Lean Blog Sponsor: 5Ssupply.com
I'd like to welcome a new advertiser to LeanBlog.org -- it's 5S Supply, found online at www.5Ssupply.com.
I've talked with the owner, Tony Manos, and...
The Paradox of Green: Why Simply Giving New Recycling Bins Is Not Enough
My city in Texas signed a contract with a new trash/waste company that starts on September 1st. The new bin is green (pictured at...
