A Lean Guy Watches Moneyball
When it first came out, I was a big fan of Michael Lewis' book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game about…
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‘Moneyball’ Lessons – Listen to Your Front-Line Staff
I loved the book Moneyball by Michael Lewis, but I haven't seen the movie yet (I hear it's good). To me, it was a…
Episode #7 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Sharing Samples and Bringing…
Mark and Jamie
It's two episodes in a row with Jamie Flinchbaugh, as we're both back for Episode #7 of the Lean…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: May 10, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
A group of Winnipeg physicians is opening a clinic…
How to Go From Analytical Wonk to “Process Improvement” Coach In…
As you might know, I have always enjoyed baseball and like blogging about ideas and statistics that come from the…
You Get What You Incentivize? NBA Player Bonus Edition, Maurice Harkless
If you don't care about sports or statistical process analysis, this isn't the post for you... but it was…
Learning Not to Blame: Spring Training Baseball Edition
Lean thinkers do their best to avoid blaming individuals for systemic problems. This lesson comes also from W.…
What the World’s Best Organizations (in Business or Sports) Do…
Domonique Foxworth, who earned an MBA from Harvard Business School after his NFL playing days, says, "... there are…
Part 3 – 3 Strategies for Leaders Who Have No One to Lead: An Apprentice
Mark's note: Here's the latest in the series by a guest blogger, Paul Serafino. Click here to read earlier posts in…
The Patriots, Coach Belichick, Aspects of Lean Thinking, and Dr. Deming
Earlier this month, for the College Football Playoff championship game, I wrote about "Lessons from the Football…
Guest Post: Talking Lean at the Baseball Winter Meetings
Mark's Note: Today's post is a second guest post from a new blogger, Chad Walters. His first post appeared last…
Guest Post: Finding Waste at the Stadium
Mark's Note: Today's post is a guest post from a new blogger, Chad Walters. Chad and I share a strong interest in…
Yes, We Need Staff Ideas – But, How to Manage Those Ideas?
It's always great to see stories in the major media outlets about engaging front-line staff in improvement ideas.…
A Bullying Boss Leads to Financial Meltdown?
Michael Lewis on A.I.G. | vanityfair.comI've been a big fan of Michael Lewis and his writing since reading…
100 Best Business Books of All Time?
Business list mixes Covey with Seuss - JSOnline
There's a new book I saw at the airport the other day, a…
Competition, Lean Accounting, and Baseball
Russell Roberts on Cafe Hayek had an interesting commentary the other day about the Power of Competition, relaying…
Lean Lessons from Pluto
There are certain things we learn while we grow up that are unquestioned - in fact, unquestionable. There are 26…