Monthly Archives: March 2022
Michele Smith on Winning the People Side of Lean Transformation
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My guest for Episode #444 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Michele Smith. She is...
If Mistakes Are Expected, We Can React Appropriately and Constructively (and Even Prevent Them)
Recently, I re-shared a LinkedIn post by Maryam Najafi PhD, a clinical scientist from Germany.
I re-posted it and that drove even more visibility...
David Novak Became a CEO Even With This Crystal Clear Mistake
I love the theme of learning from mistakes. That's why I started my latest podcast, "My Favorite Mistake." Yesterday, I just released Episode 150....
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 18, 2022
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him!
News, blogs, articles, resources,...
Making Defects Visible at Krispy Kreme, Healthcare, and Elsewhere
Here is a photo that I took a few years ago at a Krispy Kreme store. For health reasons, I don't go there very...
Nicole Tschierske: Lean Reduces Stress and Burnout in the Workplace
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My guest for Episode #443 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dr. Nicole Tschierske, a...
When Gemba Walks Go Wrong: A Cautionary Tale of Bad Leadership and Missed Learning
Hi. I'm Mark. If you read this blog, you might already know me. I'm going to tell a story today that's illustrated with Apple...
Ken Segel on Learning From Mistakes and Creating an Organizational Culture of Learning
Some episodes of "My Favorite Mistake" get into topics that are pretty directly related to Lean, or at least they're Lean adjacent.
Last week's episode...
Congratulations to Gregg Popovich, Winningest NBA Coach and a Great Leader
When I lived in San Antonio (2012 to 2015), I became a huge fan of the San Antonio Spurs. I mean, it's a civic...
Reducing Waste to Make Up for Higher Material Costs — Lessons from Texas BBQ
As somebody who moved to Texas in 1999 ("I wasn't born here, but I got here as quick as I could"), I love Texas...
Donating to Support the People of the Lean Institute Ukraine
Kudos to the Lean Enterprise Institute and the Lean Global Network for the message they sent out today via email (which is also on...
What is Dr. Richard Shannon Learning and Sharing?
In some recent posts on the Value Capture Blog, I've shared a look back at two conversations from 2011 -- and a look at...
