Monthly Archives: September 2012
Two Blog Posts About “Healthcare Kaizen”
Here are two blog posts that my co-author, Joe Swartz, and I were very happy to see about our book Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line...
More Improvement Requires Less “Change Management”?
As I worked on co-authoring Healthcare Kaizen, I dove deeper into my study of "kaizen" practices and mindsets, revisiting many core books on kaizen...
9/11 Remembrances
In commemoration of the 11th anniversary of 9/11, I'm leaving the blog blank today - other than a link to Steven J. Spear's piece...
Do You Foster Innovation? Ask Your Employees
Organizations that are most successful with Kaizen and continuous improvement don't have fancier boards or better software -- they have leaders who are more...
My Article: “Lean as an Alternative to Mass Layoffs in Healthcare”
Almost two years ago, I wrote an article for FierceHealthcare.com called "How lean management helped hospitals avoid layoffs."
Here in 2012, I see headlines daily...
Reader Question: Lean Healthcare Conferences I Like
It's a double reader letter day... I was asked, by a healthcare professional, about where she could find Lean Healthcare conferences.
I'll share my list...
Reader Question: Getting Clinical Education to Transition into Healthcare?
I received a question from a reader, which I'm sharing and posing here (with the reader's permission and removing identifying information).
The question:
Having only a...
New Two-Day On-Site Workshop Offering: “Kaizen Kickoff”
Last weekend was the start of the college football season (Go 'Cats!) and tonight is the "kickoff" of the NFL season, which (of course)...
Stephen Strasburg & the Washington Nationals – Long Term vs. Short Term
Principle #1 of the Toyota Way management system says: "Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy, even at the expense of short-term financial...
Labor Day Reflections for a Safer Week (and Years) Ahead
I didn't have a post yesterday because it was the Labor Day holiday here in the U.S. While I'm not a "worker," in the...
How @KaiNexus is Different Than “Collaborative Ideation” Software
There are many articles written about collaborative "ideation" systems (sometimes referred as "crowdsourcing") - web and software systems that allow ideas to bubble up...
