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I love the show "Portlandia" and I also love the "Toast Kaizen" video. I bet the latter is more well known and is more popular in my Lean circles. "Toast Kaizen" is a great intro to continuous improvement for individuals or a team.…
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Today, I'd like to share a recent blog post and a few podcasts from the Value Capture website. First off is a blog post by Ken Segel (Value Capture's CEO) about an HBR article that he wrote with Dr. John Toussaint. 4 Actions to…
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I've interviewed over 180 people over the past 18 months for my podcast series, asking them all the SAME question: "What's your favorite mistake?" Everybody makes mistakes, even the most successful people out there. A "favorite…
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I recently posted a poll / survey on Linkedin that I'd love to have you participate in (voting is closed, scroll down to see the results). As I teed it up there: "I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this question, as much as we can…
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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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One lesson I've learned from Toyota people about problem solving is that you have to work to "grasp the situation." This is true whether you're reacting to a "big vague concern" (as expressed in a statement such as "all of our surgeons…
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Today marks the second anniversary of the passing of Paul H. O'Neill, Sr. We think about him and what he taught us every day at Value Capture, especially so today. In his honor and memory, we are releasing a free PDF eBook today…
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This week, I hosted and moderated two webinars in the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinars series. The webinars were held on Monday, April 11 and Thursday, April 14. Before I tell you a little more about them, the titles are (click…
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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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It's been a few years since I was inspired to do an April Fool's Day joke or prank here. But, here are my posts and pranks from previous years that might give you a chuckle. Some of these did fool people :-) Do you have a favorite? …
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Recently, I re-shared a LinkedIn post by Maryam Najafi PhD, a clinical scientist from Germany. I re-posted it and that drove even more visibility (over 100,000 views) and more discussion. You might need to click through to LinkedIn…
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I love the theme of learning from mistakes. That's why I started my latest podcast, "My Favorite Mistake." Yesterday, I just released Episode 150. Who knew that so many people would be willing to talk about their mistakes and how they've…
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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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