Monthly Archives: April 2013
Tips for Shadowing in Healthcare
"Shadowing" is a very powerful method. In a healthcare setting, we can shadow patients or staff to better understand the "current state" of how...
A Lack of PDSA Made JCP’s New CEO SOL?
It's been interesting to follow the rise and fall of former Apple retailing executive Ron Johnson during his less-than-two-year stint as CEO at long-struggling...
Less Margin, No Mission?
I've re-read this article a number of times: "Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Blame the sequester."
It's a sad situation -...
Podcast #171 – Chad Walters, Applications of Lean in Sports Operations and Business
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My guest for episode #171 is Chad Walters, a friend and a Lean consultant. He is owner of Lean Blitz Consulting in Augusta, Georgia,...
Some Recent Interviews on Lean Healthcare & Kaizen
I was fortunate to have three interviews published in the past week, where I was talking about Lean Healthcare and Kaizen, so I thought...
Guest Post: Chopped – Lean Edition
"And the mystery basket ingredients are..." That single phrase, expressed weekly on "Chopped" from Food Network, gets millions of viewers in America to stop...
Easier to Game the Numbers than Fix the System — in Education and Healthcare
I've cited his book before (including this post with an example from The Office)... Brian Joiner wrote, in his outstanding book Fourth Generation Management:...
Shorter MD Intern Work Hours – Quality Has Gotten Worse (Unless it Hasn’t)
In recent years, there's been a movement away from having first-year residents work such long grueling hours - 24 hour shifts or longer, multiple...
KaiNexus Update: Making Improvement Easier in More Industries
There's been a lot happening since my last update on the blog about KaiNexus, the technology company that "makes improvement easier," where I am...
Stephen Parry, on His Book ‘Sense and Respond,’ How Lean Engages Employees to Provide...
My guest for episode #170 is Stephen Parry, joining us from England. He is a keynote speaker at the upcoming Lean Kanban North America...
April Fool: Announcing my Next #Lean Book Project – Baby’s First Lean Book
After the nice response to Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, I often get asked, "So, what's your next book going to be?" (other than...
