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Let's commemorate Monday's national holiday for Dr. King with a look back at my post from 2012... A Lean Lesson from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And, here a quote that should remind folks of Kaizen and continuous improvement: …
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It's been a while since I've done a "Throwback Thursday" post, but I saw some news stories late last year that reminded me of something I blogged about originally back in 2006. Back in 2006, the NBA tried switching from the traditional…
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and…
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Long-time listeners of my Lean Blog Interviews podcast will remember my interview with the NY Times best-selling author Daniel H. Pink back in 2010: https://www.leanblog.org/2010/12/podcast-107-daniel-h-pink-lean-and-drive/ There,…
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Thanks again to Creative Safety Supply for being a long-time sponsor of my blog. I was recently asked by them to share some thoughts on trends or expectations (or hopes) for safety in the new year and beyond. You can download the…
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These are great questions to ask at the end of the year... or at the end of a project, after a Kaizen Event, or whatever. These questions are available via Value Capture LLC: What was the plan?What actually happened?What can be…
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Charts like this always make me wonder why we throw away the additional context of data from 2016 when we start the 2017 chart. It's unlikely that January 1st in any given year is the magical creation of a new system or a new process. In…
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Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2021. And for listening to podcasts... oh so many podcasts. In the second half of the year, I released 14 new "Lean Blog Interviews" podcasts, along with some re-releases of some early…
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and…
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Quick announcement: There is a special offer this week where you can get the Kindle version of this book for FREE through Friday, December 15th: A Playbook for Habitual Excellence: A Leader's Roadmap from the Life and Work of Paul H.…
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Recently, I hosted and moderated a presentation / panel discussion webinar with a team from Legacy Health, a health system that's based in Oregon. Their CEO, Kathryn Correia, by the way, is a former ThedaCare leader who is a great…
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and…
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This "Cyber Monday" post isn't a sale... it's a FREE book. Today, you can download the Kindle version of "Practicing Lean" for free. I think the free offer is limited to US and UK markets, but you can always check to see. …
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