Episode #4 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Nikka, Performance Reviews,…
Mark and Jamie
After the last episode that had the first guest host (Chris Burnham), I'm once again joined by…
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Embracing and Helping Surgeons Accept Change — Instead of Blaming &…
Here is an article that caught my eye recently, from HBR:
"How One Health System Overcame Resistance to a…
A Lack of Standardized Calendars Contributes to my Scheduling Mistake
My wife recently had some work meetings in Louisville, Kentucky and she had a great idea... "Why don't you fly…
Podcast #344 – David B. Reid, P.E., Lean & Kaizen Across Chick-fil-A…
David Reid
Joining me for Episode #344 is David Reid, a mechanical engineer whose career has taken him from…
Measures of Success Related to “Measures of Success” Workshops
Each time I teach my "Measures of Success" workshop for Catalysis at one of their events, they give me feedback…
Episode #3 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast (With Guest Host Chris…
Chris Burnham and Mark Graban
Jamie Flinchbaugh and I had a great time with the first two episodes of "Lean…
A Strong Signal in the Number of Home Runs — and a Surprising Special Cause
It's been a busy few weeks for me with work travel and, blogwise, I'm winding down into a few weeks of "blog…
Come See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan Health This October!
Registration is open for "Kaizen Live!" -- the 2019 edition.
Joe Swartz and I are excited to announce that…
What Chefs and Restauranteurs Say About Learning From Failures & Mistakes
Speaking of mistakes, the cover image I selected for today's post reminds of traveling this past Monday. At…
Bob Lutz on Tesla, Threats, & Communication About Quality – and…
Hat tip to Stan Feingold from StoreSMART (a Lean Blog sponsor) for sending me this article:
Bob Lutz Talks…
A PDSA Cycle in the Early Days of Baseball Uniforms
As somebody who grew up as a big baseball fan, I somehow managed to not see the Ken Burns documentary, Baseball.
…
Some Highlights from the 2019 #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
Last week was the 10th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. I've had the opportunity to take part in all…
Criticism of RAGs in the BMJ
In reviewing the excellent "Making Data Count" publication from NHS Improvement, I noticed some articles that they…
Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen
This is an interesting article:
Inside Toyota's Takaoka #2 Line: The Most Flexible Line In The World
I…
Chernobyl: Data Without Context is Dangerous
I really enjoyed the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" that aired/streamed recently. You can watch it all now through HBO…
Lean: A Combination of “Why?” and “Why Not?”
When we have really sticky, complicated problems (like the widespread healthcare patient safety and quality…
Podcast #343 – Amanda Mewborn, Combining Engineering and Nursing
My guest for Episode #343 of the podcast is Amanda Mewborn, an executive director of project management for…
[Updated] Reader Question: Why are There so Many Data Points Outside of the…
I got a message from a reader of my book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More.
The…