As part of my affiliation with the firm Value Capture, I’ve been writing on their blog. Here are some recent posts of mine that you might find interesting: Should Daily Huddles Be Held Every Single Day in Healthcare Settings? Do…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
tl;dr: The WSJ usually oversimplifies Lean, but this GE/Larry Culp article offers a surprisingly accurate look at flow, kaizen, and the culture behind real continuous improvement. It’s one of the few mainstream pieces that captures Lean as a leadership system–not…
My guest for Episode #432 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jamie Flinchbaugh, an old friend of mine and a frequent guest (Episodes 5, 6, 10, 64, and 261, plus the two times he’s interviewed me, Episodes 50 and 316). He’s also the co-creator and frequent co-host with me on…
Hopefully, you were able to listen to my recent podcast with Eric Ethington (and Matt Zayko) as they discussed their book The Power of Process: The Story of Innovative Lean Process Development. Eric will be presenting a webinar that I’ll…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #431 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Sonia Singh, a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, executive coach, and professor with 19 years of experience in…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
Update Nov 5 7:30 pm: Added an Addendum / Epilogue to the story at the end of the post Having received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March (at Dodger Stadium), I was happy to have the opportunity to get…
TL;DR: Medication and vaccine errors don’t happen because people are careless–they happen when systems make mistakes possible. This post looks at COVID vaccination examples to show why mistake-proofing, good process design, and psychological safety are essential to preventing harm in…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #430 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Eric Ethington and Matt Zayko, the authors of the new book The Power of Process: The Story of Innovative Lean Process…
tl;dr Many data statements are factually true but practically meaningless. Two-point comparisons and color-coded dashboards hide whether anything has really changed. To know if performance is improving–or just fluctuating–you need to plot the dots and use Process Behavior Charts to…