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As I talked about in this video, I was supposed to do a half-day workshop on Measures of Success for the annual Shingo Conference in Orlando last month. Well, we know why that wasn’t able to happen. The Shingo Institute…
I’m really excited to have collaborated with Chris Chapman on a webinar that we presented jointly on Monday June 1. Here is the recording: You can get the slides and more here via this page. I’ve followed with great interest…
I was asked by a writer for Forbes.com to share some thoughts on re-opening workplaces safely (or as safely as reasonably possible). Here is that piece: Key Steps To Assess When (And If) To Bring Employees Back To The Office…
Entrepreneur magazine invited me to present a webinar on Wednesday, June 3 about preparing to get back into the workplace. Learn more here via their website. You can view the recording through their website (it currently requires just a free…
My guest for Episode #372 is Karen Gaudet, author of the excellent book Steady Work, which was published by the Lean Enterprise Institute. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a former employee of LEI and they provide a…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… Healthcare – Creating Value for Patients Customer Experience practices are being more widely adopted in healthcare. Patient satisfaction surveys are no longer enough to put the patient experience at the centre of care.…
I’m looking forward to the new book by my friend Katie Anderson, due out in July: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning You can now pre-order the paperback or…
Here is the second post in a series about how to be safe when traveling (if you have to now or when things start opening up a bit). The series includes: I recently stayed in three different hotels because my…
For Episode #371, we bring the discussion back to Lean Manufacturing applications, as our guest is Marc Lushington-Murray. He currently lives in the Fort Worth, Texas area but, as you’ll discover from his accent, he was originally born and raised…
We didn’t do a live stream like last time, but we did record another video for the Lean Whiskey podcast series, here for Episode #16. You can also listen as an audio podcast, as usual. Today, Mark Graban and Jamie…
Joining me for Episode #370 is Edward Blackman, the founder and managing partner of Kelda Consulting. He has previously had Lean and process improvement-focused roles at organizations as varied as Whirlpool, Amway, and Spectrum Health. Today, we are discussing behavioral…
It’s possible that I could start traveling again for my healthcare consulting work next month… or maybe in July. My colleagues at Value Capture aren’t sure yet how this will work out, but clients are sharing their current plans for…
