Notes from Meeting Masaaki Imai
What a great time on Thursday with Masaaki Imai! We were hosted by a non-profit organization, SightLife, that has…
Meeting Masaaki Imai Today in Seattle
Today is an exciting day for me, as I'll get to meet a Kaizen guru - Masaaki Imai. We are in Seattle for one leg…
Masaaki Imai US Speech Tour 2012 on Kaizen
Kaizen Institute has announced that Masaaki Imai, author of Kaizen: The Key To Japan's Competitive Success and…
Masaaki Imai Kaizen Video; Share Kaizen Stories for My Upcoming Book
Here is a great video by Masaaki Imai, author of the classic books Kaizen: The Key To Japan's Competitive Success…
Interview with Masaaki Imai – Ohno and Respect for People
The Kaizen Institute website has posted an excellent text Q&A with Masaaki Imai, who you might recognize as the…
Kaizen: An Exotic Word, Common Sense Principles for Healthcare
We're coming up on the 10th anniversary of the publication of the book that I co-authored with Joe Swartz…
Is “Kaizen” a Slogan or a Methodology for the Seattle Mariners?
Here is an interesting article that a few people pointed me toward the other day about the Seattle Mariners team:
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It’s Exciting to See an “Idea Board” at Buffalo Trace Distillery
Thanks to posting about the trip on LinkedIn, I learned that Mike Bukowski is now working for Sazerac, the parent…
Podcast #305 – Respect for People and Continuous Improvement for Healthcare…
I was recently asked to do a recorded video presentation for a medical conference in Turkey. I spoke about the dual…
“So why are you here in Japan?” Kaizen, Popularity, Fads, and…
Monday, I blogged about the sushi-making class I took on my last Sunday in Japan. Later that same Sunday, I did a…
Texas Hospital Saves Money Occasionally With Lean Six Sigma… But Can Do…
I saw this headline the other day about University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas:
"UMC finds savings through…
5 Years Since the Publication of “Healthcare Kaizen” –…
One thing I like about Facebook is the way it reminds you about things that happened on this date in previous…
A Recommended Sequence of Podcasts and Webinars on Kaizen and Continuous…
I've produced A LOT of content about Kaizen and continuous improvement over the past 11 years, including podcasts…
#TBT: Podcast Interview with Dr. Greg Jacobson of @KaiNexus from 2011 (New PDF…
It's been just over six years since I joined the team at KaiNexus, serving in various capacities over that time. As…
Live Blogging Day 1 of #HCSummit17 – #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California.
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3 Nice Videos About Continuous Improvement
There are many helpful videos on YouTube with great illustrations of Kaizen and continuous improvement mindsets and…
Easier, Better, Faster, Cheaper… What’s Missing There?
What if "easier" is less safe? Great question. It begs the question of why Safer isn't first in Shingo's list? Is…
Meeting A Professional Hero: Donald J. Wheeler, PhD, of “Understanding…
I recently got to meet Prof. Donald J. Wheeler when he gave a keynote talk at the Society for Health Systems…