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If you know me, you know I'm a huge fan of The Simpsons. The show has been on TV for 25 of my 40 years. The…

There are certainly many serious problems in healthcare. Let's look at nursing, in particular. It's a rewarding…

I've had some cartoons on the blog before, including a few "Doofus & Leanies."  I can't draw at all, believe me…

In our Healthcare Kaizen books, Joe Swartz and I have tried to make the case that the Kaizen style of…

The price paid for most management consulting work is based on either a daily rate or some variation of a…

Thanks everybody for reading my blog in 2013! I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to read and…

Today, I'm spending the day with a health system and their quarterly management retreat, which includes about 200…

A principle that has been often discussed (and hopefully practiced) in the Lean community over the past few years…

My whole career, I have worked with the Lean methodology (aka the Toyota Production System). I've just really never…

You might also have seen the first video animation that I did last week about the waste of getting new recycling…

First off, a huge thumbs up and thanks are due to Eric Ries and his thought-provoking "Startup Lessons Learned"…

In discussions of "kaizen" (the Japanese word that is translated to "continuous improvement" or "change for the…

Regular readers might know that I'm working on a second book project, about "kaizen" (continuous improvement) in…

This is going to seem like a political rant, but I promise this is mainly a post about Lean and healthcare, or at…

Note: I edited the post title on April 3 to make it clear this was an April Fool's Joke. Comments posted by…

Regular followers of my blog know that I've been creating audio podcasts since 2006. Later today (at 3 PM), I am…

Here's one to ponder and comment on - does putting a pharmacist in jail for six months and ruining his career and…