How PBCs (Process Behavior Charts) Can Enhance the Practice of OKRs (Objectives…
Over the past year, I've heard about the "OKRs" methodology that is used in tech companies like Google. OKRs…
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Mark Graban’s newer Lean Blog Audio podcast series with “audio book” style readings of selected blog posts. Learn how to subscribe.
Video and Transcript: When Being Right is the Wrong Strategy for Change
I always enjoy the KaiNexus User Conference (now called KaiNexicon starting this year) and they ask me to give a…
When Old Habits and Old Science No Longer Make Sense – Evidence vs. Habit in…
If you missed yesterday's blog post and podcast with Dr. Rob Hackett from Australia, please check it out.
After…
A Hospital CEO Who Wants Other CEOs to “Give a Damn” About Their…
Here's an interesting column from Becker's Hospital Review, written by Michael Dowling, President and CEO,…
On Boeing, GM, and Hospitals… and Epic Battles Between Reality and…
Yesterday's blog post was about a situation (with my podcast hosting service) that triggered memories of my time…
On Podcast Server Downtime, Scars from General Motors, and Taking Ownership of My…
Ever since I started podcasting in 2006, I've been using a company called "Hipcast" to be the "hosting" company…
The CEO Leading the Culture Change at ZSFGH
Yesterday, I blogged about a CNO who was changing the culture at a hospital away from blaming individual nurses…
A Lean Guy Reads “Health Leaders” on Nursing Retention and Leadership
Here's the latest in an occasional ongoing series I call "A Lean Guy Reads ________".
Today, I'm reading…
WSJ News Flash: Developing Better Leaders Makes a Difference
Here's an interesting recent article from the Wall Street Journal (you might require a subscription to read it):
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Lean Should be the Solution to Hospital Overwork or Understaffing
The first part of this post is a pretty long introduction before sharing quotes and views from an article that…
Toyota as a “People Development Company”
When I had the chance to go back to Japan last October with Honsha, there was a big focus on what the former…
Value is Defined by the Customer (and not all Customers are the Same)
It's said in the Lean methodology that "value is defined by the customer."
Value can be defined as, in most…
For Big Leaps With New Year’s Resolutions, Start With Baby Steps
Thanks to the Lean Enterprise Institute for publishing my article about Kaizen, new habits, and New Year's…
#TBT: The Carrot and the Stick on Steroids
I haven't done a Throwback Thursday in a while, but here's a new one.
I was reminded of an article I wrote for…
My Article for the LEI “Lean Post”: React Less and Improve More……
It's been a while since I've contributed something to the Lean Enterprise Institute's online publication, The Lean…
#Lean Shouldn’t be a Reason for Nurses to Strike
A retired labor leader from the automotive industry (who reads this blog) sent me a link to this article:…
“ER wait times down, but only slightly” or ER wait times are virtually…
This article was sent by a friend and blog reader from Winnipeg the other day:
"ER wait times down, but only…
The Catch-22 of #Lean & Kaizen: You Get More ROI by NOT Focusing Only on…
This post builds off of a little rant I went on over on LinkedIn. I wrote:
The Catch-22 of "Lean" training and…