All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
Back in February, I did a parody of a “Goofus and Gallant” cartoon, if you remember them from “Highlights for Kids” magazine that was in every doctor’s office and dentist’s waiting room. I was having some concerns about copyright infringement,…
Lean Leap to Health Care #3 (click for Part #2) by Scott McDuffee It would seem to be an efficient method to move into Health Care to PUSH my resume to as many potential employers as possible – thus increasing…
How to find a job – Fortune on CNNMoney.com Lots of people are on the market right now and I’ve had many discussions with people who are looking, specifically, to get into healthcare. I’m not searching for a job, but…
I’m not one, generally, to worry about consumer privacy with stores and them tracking my purchases. I like that amazon.com keeps a record of my purchases, as they can make recommendations for related items and my shopping history is available…
I found a few articles lately about Lean being implemented in some Ohio hospitals, so I’ll share two of them here. Crescent-News.com – Hospitals headed to the ER? This first article focuses more on the problems faced by Ohio hospitals…
The federal deficit has ballooned to record numbers. Never before has lean been more important to government. With a undeniable need to drop future spending, unless we want services to drop along with it, we will have to deliver more…
Lean Leap to Health Care #2 (click for Part #1) by Scott McDuffee Greeted by a guy in a royal blue volunteer’s jacket, I was directed to the volunteer manager’s office. I remember thinking hospitals seem a lot friendlier when…
Airbus Aims to Pull Back Without Stalling – WSJ.com: This recent article about Airbus talks about facing a challenge of declining airplane orders. Airbus said Friday that it booked orders for just 16 planes in March, compared with 54 orders…
Toyota Poised to Make Shift in North America – WSJ.com Interesting WSJ comment from this recent piece about planned management changes in North America. Jim Lentz, Toyota’s head of North American sales, said Wednesday it was “premature” to talk of…
Hi – thanks to those who entered the contest by signing up for my newsletter list. I will email the winners today for you to respond with your mailing address. Congrats to Scott M. for winning Steven J. Spear’s book:…
In Japan, more CEOs share the pain of tough times – USATODAY.com The USA Today, whether they’re trying or not, is doing a good job recently of highlighting issues at least somewhat related to Toyota and the Deming philosophy. While…
Why ‘Quality’ Care Is Dangerous – WSJ.com Yesterday’s WSJ opinion piece by Dr. Jerome Goopman (author of How Doctors Think) and Pamela Hartzband caught my eye. Thanks to the four or five of you who also emailed me the link…
