Monthly Archives: August 2011
Recording of my “Quality Digest Live” Appearance – Lean in Healthcare
In my segment, we talk about Lean in healthcare, including my recent article on Healthcare Kaizen, quality and patient safety improvement, unique challenges in healthcare, and more.
Kaizen at a Wine Bar – “Lazy” or Smart?
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." - Robert Heinlein, American science...
The Global Spread of “Lean Hospitals”
I'm in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan for a few days for the Michigan Lean Consortium annual conference. It's my home state, so it's great...
Quality Digest Column w @KaiNexus: Reclaiming the word “Kaizen”
Thanks to Quality Digest for publishing an article I co-authored with Gregory Jacobson, MD, a co-founder and the CEO of KaiNexus, a software startup...
Podcast #126 – Auto Industry Legend and Executive Bob Lutz on His Book ‘Car...
See the transcript later in this post.
My guest for Podcast #126 is Bob Lutz, author of the book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The...
ThedaCare’s CEO: “The Goal is Zero – The Target is Improvement”
On his blog, John Toussaint shared this letter from ThedaCare CEO Dean Gruner to all employees. Toussaint said the letter is inspired by Paul...
Some Upcoming Lean Events – See You There?
I wanted to share a few upcoming Lean events that I'll be attending. You can read more updates via the archive of my latest...
Help a Doctoral Student: Online Survey on Lean Diffusion
If you are in the midst of a Lean transformation and have some time, please take a look at this online survey from a...
Visual Timeline of Workplace Safety Problems and Improvements
The following infographic was provided by LabSafety.com, a provider of lab equipment and supplies.
Welcome, Fast Company readers. Please check out my main page to...
Case Study: Standardization of Anesthesia Carts Across Multiple Sites
Today's post is a case study submitted by Abdul N. Mansour, Director Lean & Process Improvement at Scottsdale (AZ) Healthcare. The material here and...
Upcoming Podcast Interview with former GM Exec Bob Lutz
As someone who started his career in the auto industry, I'm excited to be interviewing a modern auto-industry legend on Friday for an upcoming...
Video Presentation on Reducing Healthcare Waste & Improving Care
Last week, I posted a podcast with Mike George, founder of Strong America Now, an organization that is promoting Lean and Six Sigma methods...
