#Lean: The Toyota Production System is Mainly About the Philosophy
There's a triangle diagram on the TSSC webpage that describes an "integrated system" that consists of: technical…
Toyota’s Jamie Bonini on Organizational Culture
Last week at the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, I really enjoyed the presentation by Jamie Bonini, General…
Interviewed by Doctors on the “Connecting the Dots” Podcast
I'd like to thank my friend Skip Steward for inviting me to be a guest on his podcast called "Connecting the…
CEO Akio Toyoda’s Perspectives on the Toyota Production System
I was really happy to see this publication by Toyota, from Japan but in English:
"Akio Toyoda's View on Toyota…
A Fantastic Video About Toyota Helping a Hospital in Brazil
When I was in Brazil recently (read more), one of the presenters at the Lean Six Sigma Conference was Bruno…
What This Hospital President Said About Lean, Respecting Staff, and Just Culture
This article made me smile the other day -- especially the comments about Lean, front-line staff, and systems:
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Managers Must Help The People They Supervise
Last week, a nurse manager downloaded the free first chapter of my book Lean Hospitals and wrote this message in…
Lean, Leadership, and Employee Engagement at Whirlpool
I recently read this article on the IndustryWeek website:
Whirlpool's Green Takes Aim at World Class…
Adventures in #Lean Healthcare Hiring, Part 2
I recently blogged about a healthcare improvement job posting that had me scratching my head when the interviewing…
Throwback Thursday: Are We Training the Right People on Lean?
I'm teaching a daylong class on Lean healthcare today in San Antonio. It's something I've done twice a year for the…
How Toyota Gets Organizations Started with TPS
Last week, I mentioned it was the 25th anniversary of TSSC -- formerly known as the Toyota Supplier Support Center…
This Organization Chose Not to “Deploy #Lean” Because a Leader Thought…
I posted an article on LinkedIn last week as a companion article and summary of my podcast with Dean Gruner, MD,…
Variation in Definitions of #Lean (The Good, the Bad, and the Different)
One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn't aways a consistent definition that's used by everybody. Some…
Lean is Not Just Process Improvement
In my travels, I often meet people or visit organizations that say something like: "We're doing Lean... we just…
Lean People Don’t Say Things Like “Idiot Proofing”
I've long been skeptical of so-called "Lean Sigma" or "Lean Six Sigma." And not because I'm against Six Sigma…
Using Lean to Organize Hospital Closets… NPR Commenters Are Not Impressed
I saw this story when it originally appeared online as part of a local public radio station in California. It was…
The Scripps Health CEO is Right About No-Layoffs Policies
In manufacturing, the term Lean has far too often been synonymous with layoffs. Doing so is more L.A.M.E. than…
#ThrowbackThursday: #Lean Manufacturing Training from 2002
It's time for another "Throwback Thursday" post, which is, as always, accompanied by one of my thoughtful-looking…