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Today, I’m linking to a fantastic interview and discussion between two luminaries in the patient safety world – Dr. Robert Wachter (read his blog) and Dr. Richard Shannon (who is featured, among other places, in the “Good News: How Hospitals…
A few thoughts while waiting for a Sunday flight… at least it’s a Sunday flight towards home. One reason traditional organizations (and traditional leaders) struggle with Lean is because the mental models are different. The problem isn’t understanding tools; the…
The Wall Street Journal, sadly, has a long track record of not understanding Lean, as I’ve written about many times on my blog. There’s a major flare-up at least once a year, as listed below: 2011: 2010: 2009:…
Here is the latest of my Lean Healthcare parody commercials. This time, I’m spoofing the overplayed GEICO commercials, where the gravely-voiced guy in the suit asks a series of funny rhetorical questions…
I’ve had the chance recently to re-watch some of The Deming Library DVDs, thanks to my friends at CC-M Productions (found at www.managementwisdom.com). I’m watching some of the videos for the first time. It’s always a joy for me to…
Dr. W. Edwards Deming always said we need to drive out fear from organizations, as point 8 of the 14 Points said: “Drive out fear, so that everyone may work effectively for the company.” Too many organizations, including hospitals, are…
Via Google Alerts, I try to regularly scan and see where hospitals are posting jobs related to Lean. I found (OK, Google found) one posting last week that I shared on my “Move to Healthcare” networking site (free registration required…
I received an email from a reader that I’m sharing and commenting on with permission. “Dear Mark: I am a lean coordinator for a manufacturing company and it was a real shock to see some of the waste during a…
Props to KCOE for the spot-on parody video of Bruce Hamilton’s legendary “Toast KAIZEN”: Introduction to Lean Principles DVD. Even if you just watch the first few minutes, it’s pretty priceless if you’re familiar with “Toast.” Highlights for me included:…
Episode #97 is a discussion with Bob Sutton, a Stanford University Professor of Management Science and Engineering and the best-selling author of The No A-hole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t. Other books by Bob include The…
Since I talk about Dr. Deming a lot, I thought I’d take a little survey and gauge your exposure to Dr. W. Edwards Deming: [polldaddy poll=”3593500″]
Mark’s note: You may recognize the author of this guest post, Andrew Castle, as a previous contributor and frequent commenter on my blog. I was offered a press pass to a lean event in the UK, an invite I was…
