Farewell to “30 Rock” & its Six Sigma Jokes
NBC's "30 Rock" ended its broadcast run on Thursday and the show left us with a few last Six Sigma jokes,…
30 Rock: Jack Donaghy is a “Six Sigma Black Belt Ultra” – And He…
Absolutely hilarious... last Thursday's "30 Rock" features Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) talking about how he's…
"30 Rock" on Jack Welch and Six Sigma
We know Dilbert makes fun of Six Sigma, but the new NBC show "30 Rock" does a great job of skewering GE culture (of…
Weekend Fun: 30 Rock Mocks GE’s Manufacturing Reshoring
One of the things I love about the NBC show "30 Rock" is the way is skewers GE culture (such as its past mocking of…
Newt Endorses Lean & Six Sigma for Government; Staff Quits on Him
I met Newt Gingrich at the Ontario Hospital Association conference in late 2009, as I blogged about here: "Meeting…
Saturday Fun: 30 Rock’s 6 Principles of 6 Sigma
My blog has gotten a lot of traffic since Thursday as people search for "30 rock jack welch" after his "acting"…
Six Sigma In the Newsroom
Technology Review: "You Don't Understand Our Audience"
It's just one part of a very interesting article in the…
John Dues on Continual Improvement, Deming, and Process Behavior Charts in…
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Deming’s Old (Timeless) Teachings are Still Relevant for Healthcare Today
Here's an article that was co-authored by Maureen Bisognano and two other current or former staffers of the…
Podcast #290 – @EricRies: From #Lean to #LeanStartup to #TheStartupWay
Joining me again for episode 290 is a three-time guest, Eric Ries. When we first talked, in episode 115 six years…
Guest Post: An Exciting Innovation and MVP – The “Uber Sensei”…
Dr. Les Muda here... I’ve been working Uber to help them to disrupt another stale industry… not just taxi drivers,…
1% Improvement Here and There Can Make a Big Difference in Wine Making?
I was fortunate to take a nearly two-week vacation recently, a trip that included a week in France.
My wife and…
10 (Or Maybe 24) of the Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts in 2014
Thanks to everybody for reading my blog in 2014! As always, I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to…
10 (Actually, 20) of the Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts in 2013
Thanks everybody for reading my blog in 2013! I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to read and…
What I’m Reading: Good News and Bad News on Patient Safety & Government…
Here's the latest in my "What I'm Reading" series, where I clear out some of the inventory of articles I've read,…
Don’t Threaten People with This Famous Dr. Deming Quote
One of the more popular email signature quotes that I see (at least amongst Lean practitioners) is this priceless…
Management Lessons from Zingerman’s CEO Ari Weinzweig
It was a very pleasant surprise that ASQ chose Ari Weizweig, a founder and CEO of Zingerman's Deli (and other…
$500k in Stimulus Money for Lean Healthcare Training – Then What?
This headline jumped out at me: "Local hospital receives $500,000 to train workers."
What also jumped out at me,…