I will be the opening keynote speaker as part of this outstanding program, co-sponsored by the Institute of Industrial Engineers and Children’s Medical Center (of Dallas and Plano, TX). I’ll be talking about “Healthcare Kaizen,” the topic of my upcoming…
Hat tip to Dan Markovitz for pointing out this excellent post on John Toussaint’s blog: “The Key Leadership Behaviors in a Lean Organization?” The post is a letter written by Paul O’Neill answering a question from a hospital leader. Paul…
Mark’s note: Today’s post is from a regular guest blogger and a friend of mine, Dan Markovitz – his regular blog can be found at his ‘Markovitz Consulting site. I saw Dan again a few weeks back at the Lean…
Here are links to posts by Lean Blog authors and contributors (see all Guest Blog posts here). Founder and Main Contributor: Mark Graban | Intro video Active and Recently Active: Christina Kach Dan Markovitz Andy Wagner Chad Walters Past Contributors:…
Dan Pink’s new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, has been getting a lot of press recently, and deservedly so. He demonstrates persuasively not only that people are self-motivated by the desire for autonomy, mastery, and purpose, but…
It’s an honor to again contribute to John Hunter’s amalgamated Management Improvement Blog Carnival. The main page is located here. Ten bloggers are each selecting a few favorite posts from their favorite blogs to highlight. It’s quite a collection. Dan…
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Lean Blog Founder: Mark Graban See all guest posts Past Contributors: Natalie J. Sayer | Posts Chad Walters | Posts Christina Kach | Posts Jamie Flinchbaugh | Posts Liz Guthridge | Posts | Intro Video Dan Markovitz | Posts Ankit…
by Dan Markovitz Long-time readers of this blog (and my own) know that I focus on bringing lean techniques to individual work habits. One topic I often cover is how interruptions — from email, phone calls, colleagues — creates inefficiency…
by Dan Markovitz I took this picture of a UPS truck recently in NYC. (The orange signs say “SAFETY.”) At first I thought, “Great! UPS management cares about safety for its drivers. Terrific!” But then I looked at the signs…
Following up on Part 1 of my Reader Survey reflection exercise, here is Part 2. Thanks for the 113 survey responses and for the time you took to give free-form feedback. I won’t share the generally positive comments and praise…
by Dan Markovitz Best Buy is generally not talked about as an exemplar of lean. (It’s best known for its Results Only Work Environment; read about ROWE here and here.) But yesterday’s WSJ article on Best Buy shows that the…