Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of August 3, 2015
Here's the latest installment of “Key Tweets,” a post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from the week. Follow me @MarkGraban and join the fun and the conversation. See the previous installments of Key Tweets here.
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A #Lean thinker or a Toyota leader sure would think this license plate is a problem https://t.co/wUb4UFTxn0 pic.twitter.com/RFMaxrjXIs
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 5, 2015
#Lean is supposed to be about solving problems, not making excuses!
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 6, 2015
Once walked into an OR with defening #VanHalen playing, dont get me wrong, I like VanHalen but #innappropriate https://t.co/4g7fJ6F3Hj
— Eric Bricker, MD (@DrEricB) August 6, 2015
"You might be surprised to know the third leading cause of death in the U.S. is preventable medical errors." http://t.co/mF6ZQtiAc6
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 6, 2015
Hospital CEO says "I don't want to be crass about [layoffs]," manages to do so anyway
http://t.co/rnSbJkU8L3 via @elpasotimes— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
Hospital CEO says "I don't want to be crass about [layoffs]," manages to do so anyway
http://t.co/rnSbJkU8L3 via @elpasotimes— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
HORRIBLE: CEO "didn’t just run a hospital… He ran a kickback conspiracy.” http://t.co/Lmc7IDbSOB
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
If #Lean is just about "where to put the stapler on their desks" then it has become a joke, L.A.M.E. not Lean http://t.co/bemHHJVwfO
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
#PatientSafety is [should be] focus of every hospital employee [and leader] http://t.co/ZiJZIPvvIn
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
From the new book Management Lessons from Taiichi Ohno: What Every Leader Can Learn from the Man who Invented the Toyota Production System:
Interesting to see a Toyota executive write "don't waste your time making standards." #lean pic.twitter.com/7I16mWvSiH
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
It's harder to write standardized work for team leaders and supervisors says Harada of Toyota. #lean pic.twitter.com/fyIJhj1UKK
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
Back in the day, Ohno didn't insist on "one piece flow." He wanted batches of 5. #lean pic.twitter.com/MgWiBps7Pd
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
Harada, of Toyota Taiwan, points out TPS doesn't work in a command & control environment. #lean pic.twitter.com/DUjFkFdw0M
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
"The Boss IS responsible, no matter how disconnected he or she may be from the actions that have harmed the Company" https://t.co/gJY3HJ4ALb
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
There's such a bias sometimes against involving front-line staff in improvement work. That bias makes it hard to communicate sometimes.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
A worker was told to take pics of every sq foot to copy the quality @NUMMI. But you can't take a pic of worker motivation and culture.
— Wiljeana Glover (@WiljeanaGlover) July 18, 2015
"40% to 60% of [hospital] patients who would benefit don't receive appropriate treatments" to prevent clots http://t.co/ctdM80UZng via @WSJ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 4, 2015
Great thoughts on accountability from @HospitalFocus5's newsletter pic.twitter.com/iELQouxeWu
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 4, 2015
My "Kaizen Kickoff" workshop is like training camp for your continuous improvement skills http://t.co/Uv27tCa4XU pic.twitter.com/0flMkJ5OgY
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
"Going slow to go fast" doesn't work if, by slow, you mean 0 miles per hour. #Lean #Kaizen
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 4, 2015
"Practice? We're Talking About Practice?" Yes, Practicing #Lean http://t.co/w96QfMgqpL by @markgraban pic.twitter.com/M20QqgZRZI
— KaiNexus (@KaiNexus) August 4, 2015
If you're looking to write, publish and sell a book, here are some reasons to try Leanpub: https://t.co/wX9RvTm4Bt
— Leanpub (@leanpub) August 8, 2015
Focus matters! My job is to make sure I haven't inundated them w/ too many initiatives." http://t.co/u1arPHTus2 #CEO pic.twitter.com/T1tfo4UumW
— Karen Martin (@KarenMartinOpEx) August 4, 2015
Would threat of jail protect the public? Will Blue Bell face criminal charges after ice cream recall? http://t.co/3aldsdnSZV via @aldotcom
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 5, 2015
In healthcare, "efficiency" is often a dirty word… the "eff word," as people unfairly equate efficiency to poor quality or not caring
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 5, 2015
That moment when you see somebody misspell "QUALITY" on a slide…. #SMH pic.twitter.com/Ibehg7gdhQ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 6, 2015
There's such a bias sometimes against involving front-line staff in improvement work. That bias makes it hard to communicate sometimes.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2015
Skip the “#lean intro” training — by Jamie @Flinchbaugh http://t.co/GbJC6CM6FQ pic.twitter.com/ARolBzAIjo
— KaiNexus (@KaiNexus) August 7, 2015
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