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I post here a lot about my most recent podcast series, “My Favorite Mistake,” but my first pandemic podcast project was a collaboration with the firm Value Capture. It’s a podcast series called “Habitual Excellence,” using a phrase from Paul…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! One more note from Mark: Check out Episode 26 of “My Favorite Mistake” with singer and radio host Yaya…
I was incredibly saddened today to hear that Norman Bodek passed away yesterday in Japan, where he had recently moved with his wife, Noriko. Norman was 88. This was announced through an email from Norman’s company, PCS Press, and I…
As I blogged about back in August, the team at Value Capture released an eBook that was built around transcripts of speeches by the late Paul H. O’Neill, Sr. Today would have been Mr. O’Neill’s 85th birthday, so Value Capture…
My guest for Episode #395 is Michael Parent. He is Managing Director of his firm Michael Parent Consulting Services and he is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with the AAA Auto Club Group. Michael has a BS in Industrial and…
The famous WKRP turkey drop is a funny TV moment, but it’s also a sharp case study in non-Lean leadership–unchecked assumptions, fear-driven hierarchy, lack of input from the team, and big rollouts without testing. It’s a reminder that leadership failures…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Healthcare — Creating Value for Patients It’s exciting to see that Covid vaccines are on the way. But the…
Today’s episode, #394, is a little different. I have nine different guests today… not all at once, but sequentially in today’s episode. Many people have started podcasts (or similar projects) during the pandemic. I’ve started two (Habitual Excellence and My…
Joining me for Episode #393 of the podcast is Woody Zuill, who does, per his website, “mob Programming workshops, talks and presentations on agile topics,” and he coaches and guides “folks interested in creating a wonderful workplace where people can excel in their…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Healthcare — Creating Value for Patients Kaiser Permanente has been trialing an Advanced Alert Monitor where electronic data is…
Joining me for Episode #392 is Mike Leigh, the President of his firm OpX Solutions, LLC. Mike was one of the contributors, writing a chapter for our anthology book Practicing Lean. Some highlights from Mike’s career, from his bio: Today,…
A few years ago, my wife and I went to a highly-regarded (and oft-recommended) restaurant in the Orlando area (our now former home). I ordered a brined, bone-in pork chop. When it came out, looking somewhat like the photo below,…
