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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… Healthcare — Creating Value for Patients Why did Covid overwhelm hospitals? By trying to “over-optimize” for years. The Wall Street Journal reports on the years-long drive for efficiency that made our systems vulnerable…
Thanks to my friend Brian Buck (and his co-host Catalina Park) for having me as the first guest in their podcast series (in previous episodes, it’s the two of them talking and sharing together). Their podcast (also a YouTube channel)…
Steve Spear shares lessons from Hajime Oba, who founded Toyota’s Supplier Support Center (TSSC) and became one of the most influential teachers of the Toyota Production System in North America. In this episode, Spear describes how Mr. Oba looked at…
I’ve seen a number of people post on LinkedIn about the passing of the legendary “Mr. Oba” of Toyota (sometimes spelled “Mr. Ohba”) — Hajime Oba passed away on September 4th, in Connecticut. I’ve heard many stories from people who…
I make mistakes all the time. I do try to make sure I learn from them instead of repeating them over and over. Learning from small mistakes and help prevent big mistakes — I think that’s true in the workplace…
As I blogged about recently, there are plenty of new podcasts being launched in the Lean community. Since that post, I’ve learned of two more podcasts that I’ll share with you here. THE EDGES OF LEAN I’ve recently met Bella…
My guest for Episode #385 of the podcast is Emily Elrod, the president of the firm Workzbe, based in Georgia. We have shared interests in Lean, ergonomics, healthcare and creating better workplaces. We met earlier this year and she was…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… Healthcare — Creating Value for Patients Another reminder that focusing on the patient and value-based care is a better approach than volumes. Sigh – when will we actually start doing this systemically in…
In Episode 20, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh join the Colorado Lean Summit live and host a virtual happy hour while discussing the first couple days of the event’s proceedings. Joining us as co-hosts are Colorado Lean Network (CLN) members…
Today is the World Health Organization “World Patient Safety Day 2020.” Patient safety is not just an American healthcare issue — see some statistics I have compiled over the years. At one point, the per capita rate of people killed…
What You Might Have Missed If you missed it, check out this excellent webinar that was presented yesterday by Dider Rabino, of Value Capture, and Jen Ashley, of Sutter Health: Leading with Respect: Standard Work for Frontline Leaders You can…
Many people have been starting podcasts during the pandemic and I think that’s great. The more the merrier into Lean podcast circles! I’ve launched two new podcasts during the pandemic: Habitual Excellence, presented by Value Capture My Favorite Mistake The…
