Lean Love Advice: Part 3 of 4
By Mike Lopez I’ve written about the four rules of Lean before. I have been thinking about how they apply to marriage. To refresh those of you who have not read the Harvard Business Review article by Steve Spear and…
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Lean Love Advice: Part 2 of 4
By Mike Lopez I’ve written about the four rules of Lean before. I have been thinking about how they apply to marriage. To refresh those of you who have not read the Harvard Business Review article by Steve Spear and…
Lean Love Advice: Part 1 of 4
By Mike Lopez I’ve written about the four rules of Lean before. Earlier tonight, I was thinking about how they apply to marriage. To refresh those of you who have not read the Harvard Business Review article by Steve Spear…
Limited Blog Posts through June 27
Dear blog readers — I’m going to be on the road through Wednesday June 27, not sure about internet access or time to post. As I mentioned, I’ll be attending the Global Lean Healthcare Summit in the UK. I know…
Video — Lean in the UK National Health Service
The positive ER post of the day…. here’s a nice video of a news story from the UK. The physician being interviewed does a good job of explaining Lean. “Accident and Emergency” is the UK term for “Emergency Room” Reducing…
A Fatally Broken ER
Woman dies in ER lobby as 911 refuses to help Click here for a more positive ER story posted on the same day… a UK hospital that used Lean to reduce ER waiting time dramatically… read this and think about…
"Detroit is looking for a foreign villain"
‘Face of Toyota’ Steps Up At a Delicate Time – WSJ.com: I’m surprised that Jim Press, about to be elected to Toyota’s board, would be so blunt: “Mr. Press — who has said his job is to be ‘the face…
Psychology & Lean
By Mike Lopez Extraversion or introversion. How do those personality traits figure into a Lean implementation? I have seen very event driven implementations of Lean. There are Kaizen blitzes, Value Stream Mappings, 6S events, and others. I think it is…
Updated: China’s Manufacturing Reputation
As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China – New York Times Pet food, toothpaste, childrens’ toys…. (oh and let’s not forget the recent slave labor stories). Update: WSJ article with interviews from released slaves When does China’s reputation…
Lean, No Wait ER’s
U.S. hospitals try to pick up the ER pace You might have seen this sad case of a fatally broken ER on the news over the weekend and I have more comments on that later. On a more positive light,…
Submit Questions for Upcoming Podcasts
I’m recording a few podcasts in the coming weeks and would love to include your questions. You can email me using the link in the left hand column of this page or you can call and leave me a voice…
Jim Baran on Value Stream Leadership and Lean Careers [Podcast]
LeanBlog Podcast #27 is the second part of two with Jim Baran, the Owner of Value Stream Leadership, a leading recruiting firm that specializes in Lean talent. Part One of that discussion can be found here. In this part of…
