In the Relentless Pursuit of the Perfect Pint of Guinness
I'm writing this on Tuesday morning in Dublin, Ireland, where I have been since Sunday morning. It's my first…
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Podcast #351 — Joel Tosi and Dion Stewart, “Creating Your Dojo”
Joel Tosi and Dion Stewart
Joining me for Episode #351 of the podcast are my friends Joel Tosi and Dion…
The More I Travel, the More Kaizen Opportunities I Create
Many of you have asked if I'm at the AME Conference this week in Chicago. I am not, as I had a previous invitation…
Episode #9 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Affordable Bourbon,…
Mark and Jamie
It's great to have Jamie Flinchbaugh back for another episode of the Lean Whiskey podcast.
…
Podcast #350 — Tim Turner – Building Lexus, Leaving Toyota, and…
My guest today is Tim Turner, who joined us previously in 2010 for episode #90. Tim was the lead author for a…
Throwback Thursday: A Scary (?) Halloween Webinar About Managing Metrics
Happy Halloween! I'll actually be home to hand out treats as a countermeasure for possible tricks.
A year ago,…
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…
An Amazing Virtual Plant Tour (and More) at the Toyota North American HQ
Last month, I had an opportunity to visit the Toyota North American Headquarters that's now near me in Plano,…
A Gemba Visit to a Hospital in Brazil: Huddles, Lean Improvement, and More
When I blogged a summary of my recent Brazil trip, I said I'd write more about my visit to a hospital... so here's…
GE’s CEO Larry Culp Goes to the Gemba, Looks to Understand the Real Reality
Here's an article from Bloomberg BusinessWeek:
GE's Larry Culp Faces Ultimate CEO Test in Trying to Save a…
Gordon Deal Interviews Mark Graban Again About “Measures of Success”…
As I've shared before, one of my goals with my book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More was…
A Brief Summary of My First Trip to Brazil: Beef, Emojis, Buses, Lean, and More
I got back Sunday morning from my first trip to Brazil. I had a great time last week as a guest of a company…
Two Ways of Displaying Data: A Limited Column Chart vs. Process Behavior Charts
Thanks to the Measures of Success reader who reached out with a question about their hospital's display of data in…
A Physician’s Review of My Book “Measures of Success”
Here is a review and summary of my book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More that was posted…
A Podcast Preview of Paul Wainwright’s Webinar on “Positive…
On October 15th, I hosted the latest in our KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar series.
I'm really happy…
Episode #8: “Lean Gin” and “Chummy Lean Chat” with Cristal…
Mark and Cristal
We have a new guest host for Episode #8 of Lean Whiskey. I'm joined by my friend and colleague…
#Throwback Thursday (and Updates): Bryce Harper, Home Runs, Attendance, and Game…
The Major League Baseball regular season has ended, so there's an opportunity to revisit some posts about…
Jess Orr on What She Learned by Leaving Toyota
Last week was our fifth annual KaiNexus User Conference (or "KaiNexicon" as we now call it).
One of our keynote…