Monthly Archives: January 2013
Podcast #162 – Patrick Vlaskovits and Brant Cooper, Authors of ‘The Lean Entrepreneur’
My guests for episode #162 are Patrick Vlaskovits (@pv) and Brant Cooper (@brantcooper), previously guests on episode #99. I recently ran into them at the Lean...
Follow Up: Error Proofing my Keurig?
You might remember last month when I wrote about my human error in putting an upside down coffee mug under my Keurig brewer. Oops.
Mike...
Dr. Deming, Stand Up Comedian
There is a wonderful two-hour video of Dr. W. Edwards Deming addressing a university in Connecticut back in 1990. There's so much wisdom in...
Error Proofing an NFL Coach
Hat tip to one of my favorite blogs, Uni-Watch.com, for pointing this out. In Sunday's Texans / Patriots game, somebody on the Texans sideline...
A Lean Guy Reads Fast Company, February 2013 Issue
As part of my occasional "A Lean Guy Reads..." series, I found some ideas related to Lean in the current issue of Fast Company...
Update on 5S Bin Prices – Healthcare vs. Industry Price Disparity
Back in 2007, I published a post about the disparity in pricing for blue plastic bins that are often used for Lean "5S" practices...
Announcing a “Healthcare Kaizen” Workshop in Denver, April 11
I'm going to be in Denver to participate in a "lean healthcare" panel on April 12 through the Colorado Healthcare Strategy & Management group.
While...
John Toussaint, Mayo Proceedings, on “The Promise of Lean in Health Care”
As he mentioned on his blog, John Toussaint has co-authored a piece that was published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings:
"The Promise of Lean in...
My Audio Interview and Journal Article for ASQ on “Healthcare Kaizen”
Thanks to ASQ for posting an audio interview they did with me last month about my book (with Joe Swartz), Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line...
Alabama Coach Nick Saban & “The Process”: National Champion & Lean Thinker?
I guess that, considering last year's blog post, this Lean thinker couldn't really root for Notre Dame and Coach Brian Kelly Monday night in...
Kaizen: “Things can always be better.”
I saw this great image in a Honda TV ad during the BCS National Championship game last night.
It's a very Kaizen expression... that things...
Podcast #161 – Steve Bell, Author of ‘Lean IT’ on Agile, Scrum, and Lean...
Steve Bell, author (most recently) of the book Run Grow Transform: Integrating Business and Lean IT is my guest for episode #161 of my...
