Creating a Culture of Transparency: Lessons from GE CEO Larry Culp on…
Making it Safe for Bad News to Flow to the CEO (or Other Leaders)
Following up on my blog post about GE CEO…
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Insights from GE CEO Larry Culp’s Speech at the AME Conference in Dallas
It was a real treat to hear Larry Culp, the CEO of General Electric and CEO of GE Aerospace, speak at the AME 2022…
Toyota Was Helped, not Hampered, by TPS During the Pandemic
A culture of learning makes the difference, not "low inventory"
Last year, I wrote a post that criticized…
Does Learning From Mistakes Mean It’s OK to Try Any “Dumb Thing”…
Elon Musk tweeted this yesterday: "Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months. We will…
Psychological Safety as a Pre-Condition for Lean
"Simply put, we cannot get to zero harm without psychological safety."
I wrote that as part of this…
Isn’t It Ironic? Mistakes That Interrupted My Webinar About Mistakes
A contractor unplugged my WiFi router.
Or was there more to it than that? Instead of blaming somebody else,…
This WSJ Article About Lean Isn’t Terrible (Thanks to GE and CEO Larry Culp)
The Wall Street Journal has an epic track record when it comes to always getting it wrong when they write about…
Free Webinar: Applications of Lean Leadership Methods in Home-Based Care
I'm really excited to be hosting and moderating this webinar next week, the second in our new Value Capture…
Dolphins Are Also Smart Enough to Game the System to Get More
Oh, how I enjoyed this article a month ago when it was sent to me. It's from 2003, but it was new to me:
Why…
What Does Kaizen Suggest About How to Incentivize People to Submit Ideas?
I received a question from a healthcare leader who had read about the "idea card" format and method that Joe…
Improvements to the Covid Vaccination Process — Small and Large (and Hockey…
In this era of Covid--19 vaccination, I'm still pretty much sidelined and not on site with any clients, although I…
What Does Lean Mean to Healthcare Professionals? What Should it Mean?
tl;dr summary: Lean isn't just efficiency... it's safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale. People often…
Being Logical and Kind When a Mistake is Made
In this post, I'm going to share some reflections from one of my workplaces, some things that occurred last week.…
Will “Kaizen” Get the Buffalo Bills to Next Year’s Super Bowl?
I'm not a Buffalo Bills fan (a.k.a. "The Bills Mafia"), but I did attend one game at what was then called Rich…
Blaming “Human Error” Isn’t an Excuse for Wasting 500 Doses of…
During this "let's try to get people vaccinated" phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost every article that I've…
Announcing a New Podcast Series: “My Favorite Mistake” —…
During the pandemic, I've found myself not writing as much... not blogging as much. I'm not sure why exactly. I…
Great Piece: “Health Care Workers Protect Us. It’s Time to Protect…
Today, I wanted to share an excellent article written by Dr. John Toussaint (of Catalysis) and Ken Segel (of Value…
Standard Work for Being as Safe as Possible When Refueling Your Vehicle
It's possible that I could start traveling again for my healthcare consulting work next month... or maybe in July.…