All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
leanblog.org | Lean Blog: Q&A With the Lean Dentist, Part 2 This is an old post from 18 months ago, but someone asked Dr. Sami Bahri about retention in his office. The response from Dr. Bahri: Employee retention is actually…
Mark’s Note: Welcome to the first in what will be a series of blog posts from Scott McDuffee. I was introduced to Scott through a mutual Lean associate and he happens to live near by me in Texas. Scott is…
Forgive my horn tooting here, but here is the current list of Amazon’s Top 10 Healthcare Administration books (rankings change frequently). So what I’m thrilled about is that the topic of Lean is apparently in the “mass market” of ideas…
TL;DR: Ford wants to learn from Toyota without blindly copying–but Lean isn’t just about continuous improvement and efficiency. Without a deep commitment to respect for people and long-term thinking, copying Toyota’s tools won’t deliver Toyota’s results. Ford CEO Mulally shares…
From our good friend, Mike Micklewright, shared with permission. What does the Octo-Mom have in common with many American CEOs? She outsourced the main process, she made more inventory than she can properly care for, and she expects bail-outs. ———————————————–…
The Nun and the Bureaucrat (LEI Link) I started endorsing and promoting this outstanding DVD and companion book back in 2006 when I first saw it. The Lean Enterprise Institute has obtained the rights to sell this at a new…
Thanks to Luke for this story, which he allowed me to share: I was touring a new client hospital with the Director of Inpatient Services today. She was explaining the renovations they—Äôd done in the birthing suites. We were about…
Award Recipients – The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence – shingoprize.org The full list of winners has been released. Congratulations to all! It’s personally quite an honor to be included in this list. Steven J. Spear: Chasing the Rabbit: How…
A Look at Obama’s Auto-Bailout Team – WSJ.com Stop me if you’ve heard that joke before… so here is the assembled team that will oversee the demise, I mean fixing, of the U.S. auto industry. I actually wrote this Sunday…
Curious at Amazon, but Not Idle – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com This piece about Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos made me think about visiting the “Gemba” (the Japanese term that means “the actual place” — the place where work is done).…
New Zealand Doctor Online – Medical News for GPs I often end up groaning (and complaining here) when I see news stories or editorials about Lean because the writers often “don’t get it.” This editorial, from New Zealand, is different,…
Family Business – WSJ.com In today’s WSJ, there’s a review of a new book called Parentonomics: An Economist Dad Looks at Parenting, in the mold of the excellent book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. Who…
