Monthly Archives: February 2023
Accountability in Leadership: My GM Flashback Story and the Blame Game
I've written before about Bob. He was the Plant Superintendent (the #2 in command, if you will) at the GM Livonia Engine Plant, where...
Beyond Discipline: You Can’t Punish Your Way to Perfection
For a long time, it's bothered me that organizations typically react to a mistake with punishment. This is even more annoying when the phrase...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 24th, 2023
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...
Learning from Mistakes: An Operating Room Case Study on the Consequences of Ignoring Small...
This article caught my eye today, and it's a change of pace to think about and write about mistakes other than my own (and...
Owning Up to Mistakes: Reflections on Today’s Lean Podcast Episodes (Yes, Plural)
We all make mistakes. I feel like I've made more mistakes than usual this week -- including a series of mistakes related to my...
What A Unicorn Knows: Interview With Authors Matt May & Pablo Dominguez
Joining us for Episode #469 of the Lean Blog Interview Podcast are Matt May and Pablo Dominguez, the authors of the new book What a Unicorn Knows: How Leading Entrepreneurs...
Webinar Recording: Introducing the Connections Between Habit Science and Continuous Improvement
I really enjoyed hosting the latest webinar in the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar Series:
Introducing the Connections Between Habit Science and Continuous Improvement
The recording is...
Super Bowl XLII: Experimenting with New Grass Proves Slippery for the NFL [Updated]
This was a big mistake on the biggest stage for the biggest American sports league. I wouldn't say it ruined the game, but it...
Celebrating Love with a Lean Twist: Creative Ideas for Valentine’s Day
Reposted from 2014... It's Valentine's Day. I'll be on a flight home from Boston later, hoping to see my wife at least a little...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 10th, 2023
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...
Alternative History: Toyota’s CEO Accelerates Lean Healthcare Improvement in the 2000s
Following up on my recent collaboration with ChatGPT ("Alternative History: GM Uses Lean to Remain #1 in the Auto Industry"), I also asked the...
When Burnout Turns to Moral Injury for Healthcare Clinicians
Here's a sad article from the New York Times... the article link should make it free to read for non-subscribers.
Doctors Aren't Burned Out From...
