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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Toyota's view of Dr. #Deming today: pic.twitter.com/4WhFbGZYAS
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 28, 2015
"85 percent of the low-performing hospitals reported their performance as average or above" http://t.co/Q6gM7xbuk8 via @Paulflevy #lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 27, 2015
Dear hospitals: Stop asking for "Lean Black Belt" as a job requirement. That's not really a thing. You'll get #SixSigma people.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 27, 2015
Video: @EricRies Asked About the Term "#LeanStartup" https://t.co/kioBKz734k
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 27, 2015
I think is me: Not an Introvert, Not an Extrovert? You May Be An Ambivert (article quotes @danielpink) http://t.co/9WznNVVymd
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 28, 2015
Not sure this applies well to complex politics: How the man from Toyota’s ‘Five Whys’ could help the Labour party http://t.co/Uzd8t2kS0t
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 28, 2015
Newly Updated Book: #Lean Leader Podcasts: Transcripts from Interviews… by Mark Graban for $9.72 http://t.co/mL8YidOooa via @amazon
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 28, 2015
Dilbert – the command-and-control manager gets it wrong… Hire Smarter People by Scott Adams http://t.co/3K5W8TVSDi via @Dilbert_Daily
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 28, 2015
Yes, Jim Womack: "Perhaps I had been naïve to that point about the effect of incentives on managers. " http://t.co/Fwu5o1vl9N #Lean #Deming
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 28, 2015
"These create the false impression that good performance can be the result of individual rather than team action. " http://t.co/Fwu5o1vl9N
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 28, 2015
When the history of the patient safety movement is told, it will be appropriate that the @AAMCtoday will be left out. http://t.co/a0z0rQWJcv
— Paul Levy (@Paulflevy) July 28, 2015
GA Podcast 046 | #Lean in Japan with @MarkGraban http://t.co/3B4YfgDaDu via @gembaacademy
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 28, 2015
"I couldn't believe that I was now in a system where I couldn't speak up." Med student previously in the military at @TPSSC #AELPS11.
— Paul Levy (@Paulflevy) July 29, 2015
We're all practicing #Lean. If we keep practicing Lean, somebody we'll get good at it. No one is virtuoso when they 1st pick up instrument
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 29, 2015
Some organizations are stuck in old mindset that only managers, executives, consultants, or the P.I. team can drive improvement (1/2)
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 29, 2015
(2/2) The best organizations realize that you need to engage & involve front-line employees in work redesign & continuous improvement. #Lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 29, 2015
The ABCs of surgery: "Assess, Blame, & Criticize.” One of the gems in @MarkGraban’s new podcast: http://t.co/eYp1gMAGX9
— Dan Markovitz (@danmarkovitz) July 29, 2015
.@GoLeanSixSigma As Dwight Schrute would say: pic.twitter.com/JdnT5OJsWb
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 29, 2015
Inc. wrote: "#Deming's impact has been curiously limited, partly because of his own communication problems." http://t.co/Oo30lOdYqy
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 30, 2015
Correction guy corrects this one… http://t.co/gY7cLi1Uo3 #LeanMeme #Lean pic.twitter.com/C6QmhkmOnu
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 30, 2015
#Kaizen: “We’ve gotten the traction that we wanted by bringing you in. The foundation has been laid. http://t.co/rCo2jbHQz9 #lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 30, 2015
New #LeanMeme! ERMAHGERD #Kaizen is Everyone, Even Her! http://t.co/Sw0pPzcaUo #lean #leanstartup
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 30, 2015
Well this will be controversial: Sask. gov't seeking #lean consultant for education ministry position http://t.co/DYOdQu1J4F
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 30, 2015
Those with the least experience with #Lean are most likely to declare themselves expert, those with most experience doubt themselves most?
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
"poor performers do not learn from feedback suggesting a need to improve" https://t.co/j5R8n2Z0Qg
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/1vcULlxO0E What is Kaizen? Mark Graban of KaiNexus Talks About Continuous Improvement
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
5 Whys? Why 5? Problem solving pro tip: It's not always magically 5 whys to get to a possible root cause. #Lean #LeanStartup
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
#Lean is about far more than just "savings and the cost avoidance" though. Does Sask realize that @mmandryk? http://t.co/Uni8HrMjgV
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
.@theagilepirate True. I was taught to use Ishikawa/fishbone first, then deep dive into "5 whys" on one or more of the bones.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
Just recorded a great podcast w/ @Ruthie_Davis & Steve Cook talking about Don Davis & the book "Do the Right Thing" http://t.co/EfoocwjPKP
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
Match Game: "A suggestion box monitored on a monthly basis is a _____ way" to engage employees. I say "terrible." http://t.co/XdUyrL3AJi
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
“This is really not an IT project, it’s a business transformation project,” sats the Pentagon http://t.co/wYV8X2q9Sh via @WSJ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
Nearly "three in 10 seniors on Medicare struggle to find a primary-care doctor who will treat them" http://t.co/jA0aWa5Iau via @WSJ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) July 31, 2015
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