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A Lean thinking friend’s wife had emergency surgery (she is going to be fine) and my friend sent some pictures of Lean-related things he saw at the hospital. The good included: Sheets posted on the wall to get staff input…
I probably get asked some version of the following question, in person or via email, once a week or more: “How many American hospitals are implementing Lean?” Sometimes it’s asked, as it was today, in terms of “How many… are…
It’s always sad then these national employee engagement surveys come out… the latest one from Gallup doesn’t paint a pretty picture: “Most workers hate their jobs or have ‘checked out,’ Gallup says.” It’s also far too easy for employers or…
Listen Joining me for Podcast #178 is Drew Greenblatt, President and Owner of Marlin Steel Wire Products, a manufacturing company based in Baltimore. I was really impressed with Drew’s keynote talk at the recent AME Southwest Region conference here in…
Here’s a video produced about some work that Toyota’s TSSC did for a New York City food bank, applying Toyota Production System principles to help provide more food to those in need after “Superstorm Sandy.” The video demonstrates how creative…
I’ve written a new post that I’ve published as part of the LinkedIn Influencer series: The Carrot and The Stick “On Steroids” Please check it out. I hope it makes you chuckle and think. Feel free to comment there if…
Below is a very nice video that was produced by Franciscan St. Francis Health System, the organization where my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz is the Director of Business Transformation. The video was made for use related to our book’s…
Toyota UK published a two-minute Toyota Production System video that does something most TPS explainers fail at. It leads with people, not tools. As the video explains, “every team member has the right to stop the line if he sees…
Mark’s note: Today’s post is by a good friend in the lean healthcare world, Mark Welch (no relation to Jack). Today’s post is thought-provoking in terms of finding the balance between efficiency and building relationships in today’s workplace. He also…
Regardless of whether you think the NSA leaks that Edward Snowden admitted to make him a hero or a traitor, it begs the question: How is the National SECURITY Agency so bad at securing its own information? They’re better at…
It’s again time to close some browser tabs and clear out the backlog of articles I’ve wanted to share but maybe don’t merit an entire blog post… It’s time again for “Stuff I’m Reading”… Click on any header for the…
I had a speaking engagement yesterday for a large system, with the audience consisting mainly of hospital CEOs and CFOs. I was able to be around for the entire morning, which included a really outstanding kickoff talk by the system…
