Interview With the First American Woman to Work for Honda in Tokyo
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Zoom Out For The Whole Picture
Mark's note: Today's post is something I asked my friend Brian Buck to write up here. He wrote one previous guest…
Keith Champion on the Lucid (Motors) Production System
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An MIT Professor on the Covid Vaccine Supply Chain
This is some bonus audio related to an episode of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast that Professor Jonathan Byrnes…
Habitual Excellence: Paul O’Neill, Jr. Reflects on a Year Since His…
Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing ofpauloneilllegacy.com. He was, among other things, the CEO of…
What are the Origins of the Term SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Die)?
In my recent podcast with Ritsuo Shingo, one topic was the history of the acronym "SMED" -- it stands for…
Rituso Shingo on The Toyota Production System and SMED
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My guest for Episode #409…
Katie Labedz on “How to Improve Absolutely Anything”
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My guest for Episode #408 of the Lean Blog…
The Tragic Hospital Elevator Story That’s Hard to Believe
I've been a fan of Dr. Marty Makary and his work for a while now. He has written about the systemic problems in…
Why “On Deck Chairs” Can Improve a Covid Vaccination Clinic Flow and…
My previous post in this series: A Lean Guy Gets Vaccinated at Dodger Stadium
On Saturday, March 6th, I had the…
A Look Back at LeanBlog April Fools’ Pranks of the Past
It's the second pandemic April Fool's Day. Like last year, I wasn't in the mood to do anything for April Fools'…
Joy Mason on Being an Optimist; Lean Instead of Layoffs
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My guest for Episode #407 of the Lean Blog…
A Lean Guy Gets Vaccinated at Dodger Stadium
This past year, due to Covid, I wasn't able to be on site with a healthcare organization for 359 days. That's…
Lean Whiskey #26: The Accidental St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, and…
Jamie Flinchbaugh, Mark Graban, Adam Zak
In Episode 26, we accidentally celebrate St. Patrick's Day with some…
Ivan Zakharenkov, DVM on Using Lean to Address Burnout in Veterinary Medicine
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My guest for Episode #406 is Dr. Ivan…
Enter to Win Adam Lawrence’s Book “The Wheel of Sustainability”
You might remember episode #362 of my Lean podcast, where Adam Lawrence talked about his concept called "The Wheel…
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…
What Does Lean Mean to Healthcare Professionals? What Should it Mean?
tl;dr summary: Lean isn't just efficiency... it's safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale. People often…