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Joining me for Episode #378 are Christopher D. Chapman, Senior Lean Transformation Coach at Chapman Lean Enterprise, and Dr. Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, a social scientist, Associate Professor, and Director of the Center for Research on Diversity and Inclusion at Purdue University. We…
Verschlimmbesserung (noun)A German term meaning an attempted improvement that makes a situation worse. Pronounced: fer-shlim-bes-ser-oong Ever rolled out a “fix” that backfired? That’s verschlimmbesserung. In Lean and continuous improvement, it’s a powerful reminder that even well-intended changes can backfire if…
In June, I moderated a panel discussion webinar (as part of the KaiNexus series) on the theme of virtual improvement. You can view the recording here. It went really well, so we did another session today with three different panelists.…
Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2020. I released 21 “Lean Blog Interviews” podcasts, up from 14 the same period last year (and two data points are not a trend!). I was also happy to continue the “Lean…
My guest for Episode #377 is Ritu Ward, an experienced healthcare executive who has had success delivering quality, growth, and strategy while leading high performing teams. We have known each other for a while through Lean healthcare circles and she…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… Healthcare – Creating Value for Patients Virginia Mason’s 20 year pursuit of measurably better value for patients is paying off during pandemic-related travel restrictions through their innovative mix of telehealth and in-person care.…
As part of my relocation to California, I need to establish a relationship with an ophthalmologist here, as I have had early-onset glaucoma for about ten years (thanks to something called “pigment dispersion syndrome” — fun!). When making an appointment…
Joining me for Episode #376 of the podcast is Lauren Hisey, a continuous improvement coach and consultant at her firm, Lauren Hisey Consulting. Before becoming a consultant, Lauren worked for AT&T and Nielsen in various technical and Lean Six Sigma…
In Episode 17, after not doing an episode of Lean Whiskey in almost two months, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh try all sorts of firsts. We had three people, with Jim Huntzinger of Lean Frontiers joining us. We all drank…
My guest for Episode #375 of the podcast is Mohamed Saleh, Ph.D. Dr. Saleh has been a practitioner in Lean & Six Sigma transformations, in both manufacturing and service sectors. Mohamed was directly mentored by one of the country’s foremost…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… Healthcare – Creating Value for Patients Health Care Workers Protect Us. It’s Time To Protect Them. Great article in HBR by Ken Segel and John Toussaint. Volume-based incentives drive behaviours — often…
Back in May, I shared the first episode of a podcast that I’m producing for the firm Value Capture… it’s called “Habitual Excellence.” I won’t do a blog post here for each new episode, but I did want to share…
