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Thanks to my friend Amber for telling me about Dr. Atul Gawande’s interview on NPR’s Morning Edition yesterday. Regular readers of the blog will know I’m a huge fan of Gawande’s previous books Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect…
Update (1/7/10): Turns out the TSA agent walked away from his post. I’d certainly hold someone accountable for that, since it was a conscious choice, unless there were VERY extenuating circumstances. After seeing the news on CNN last night (video…
I just realized that Sunday was what appears to be the 5th anniversary / birthday of my Lean Blog. I always let that milestone slip by. This was my first modest post on January 3, 2005. Other early posts can…
Language that undermines Lean, respect for people, and real improvement TL;DR: The words Lean leaders use matter–some common phrases quietly reinforce command-and-control thinking, fear, and misunderstanding rather than learning and improvement. If Lean is truly about respect for people and…
Many of you know I’m an alum of Northwestern University, graduating just prior to the Rose Bowl season of 1995. I’m a huge NU football fan and I was exhausted from watching the Outback Bowl on New Years Day, the…
Happy New Year to my blog readers! Do you have any “lean resolutions” for the year 2010? Feel free to share them, if you like, in the comments section for this post. Here were some resolutions from two years ago,…
I’m in Tempe, Arizona, about to go enjoy a tasty “Double Double Animal Style” at In-N-Out burger. I really miss the chain after moving a few years ago from Arizona to Texas, as they have no locations outside of driving…
What can lean leaders learn from employee communication professionals? Try these five tips. They’re based on a recent leadership communications study of employee communication professionals, which was sponsored by two high-tech companies and conducted by Liz Guthridge, The LEAN Communicator(tm)…
My blogging will be relatively light this week, given some holiday time off, family visiting, and a short trip for New Year’s. There’s nothing lazier, I guess, than linking to a reader comment, but I had a new comment from…
Article Link: Lexington hospitals building to be the best This article talks about the lean efforts of some hospitals in Lexington, KY – about 30 minutes away from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK), the Georgetown plant. Is this an advantage…
Here is a little fun holiday cheer from some of the Lean Blogosphere: Ron, Jamie, Pete, Kevin and myself. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Warning annoying music and cheesy video to follow, if you click play…
Obama Awards Budget-Minded Federal Employee I saw this in the news yesterday about a federal employee from the VA, Nancy Fichtner, a clerk at the Grand Junction Veterans Medical Center. President Obama awarded her the “SAVE award,” which stands for…
