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Today’s post is written by my friends at Creative Safety Supply. They have been a long-time sponsor of the Lean Blog and I appreciate their support. The real question here is, can you really implement Lean strategies successfully without being…
Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #418 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast both work for Munson Healthcare in northern Michigan. They are Kaleb Foss, Continuous Improvement department manager, and Butch Bowlby,…
I haven’t done a “Throwback Thursday” post in a while, but I’m going to do something similar here on a Monday. Exactly ten years ago today, l shared a post where I talked about leaving my employment with the Lean…
You might not be a regular listener of the Habitual Excellence podcast, presented by Value Capture (and hosted by me). I hope you are… or will be. I realize I pump out a lot of podcasts. Our most recent episode…
Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #417 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John W. Kenagy, MD, MPA, ScD, FACS, of his firm Kenagy & Associates based in Washington state.…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
True Just-in-Time (JIT) is about short, stable supply chains, production leveling, built-in quality, and long-term thinking–not zero inventory. What many companies practiced instead was inventory cutting: offshoring, long lead times, brittle logistics, and decisions optimized for short-term financials. When disruptions…
I recently had the opportunity to interview people from three different organizations that are KaiNexus customers, so I’m going to share those here. You’ll hear discussions about how they’re creating and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement. There’s very little…
Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #416 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, joining us from Brisbane, Australia, is Brad Jeavons, a principal consultant with SA Partners. His colleague Peter Hines…
Yesterday, I helped moderate the first webinar that was hosted by Value Capture… the recording is available now: Habitual Excellence Starts with Safety — Before, During, and After a Crisis I wrote a blog post that covered a few highlights,…
I wrote this for the Value Capture blog, where we are hoping to be more active going forward: Would You Ever Post a “Psychological Safety Cross?” Would the honest and effective use of a psychological safety cross require a high…
Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #415 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Tracy O’Rourke. She is the co-author of The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Your Lean…
