Phoebe Wall Howard reported recently that a fired GM engineer is suing the company over its employee evaluation system. Tuan Le, 58, spent 27 years at General Motors, moving from industrial engineer to senior throughput simulation engineer. GM terminated him…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #485 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Erica Lee Garcia, a perfect blend of problem solver, leader, and entrepreneur. Join us as we explore her unique…
Joining me for Episode #393 of the podcast is Woody Zuill, who does, per his website, “mob Programming workshops, talks and presentations on agile topics,” and he coaches and guides “folks interested in creating a wonderful workplace where people can excel in their…
tl;dr: Wineries in Spain and France–many with centuries of history–continue to improve through experimentation. They run small tests, learn from both successes and failures, and adapt over time. It’s a clear real-world example of PDSA in action: long-term excellence comes…
I'm extremely honored that The W. Edwards Deming Institute published my first blog post in a series of three that I've written for them, to be published over the next month or so.
I think this will be my last post before taking some time off for Christmas and the New Year (other than tomorrow’s reposting of “Gemba Clause“). Thanks everybody for reading my blog throughout 2016! It’s been a great year and I…
I often like to look back at posts from a particular date (or nearby dates) from the past 11 years of Lean Blogging… so here goes with some posts from roughly May 12th in different years… From May 11, 2015:…
My blog turned 11 years old last month. Thanks to everyone for reading! I looked back, as a Throwback Thursday, and found a number of really good posts that were published on this date...
Thanks everybody for reading my blog throughout 2015! It's been a great year and I appreciate you taking time out of your busy lives to read and participate in the discussion. I hope this site will continue to be a part of your life in 2016. Here are the ten most-read posts of the year...
Recently, I shared the famed 1980 NBC documentary, “If Japan Can, Why Can’t We?” that essentially introduced W. Edwards Deming to a mainstream Western business audience. Today, I’m going to share some highlights and thoughts from Part 1 the program…
Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2015! It’s been a great year so far… I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to read and participate in the discussion and I hope you’ll continue visiting the…
Thanks to everybody for reading my blog in 2014! As always, I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to read and participate in the discussion and I hope you’ll continue visiting the site in 2015… the tenth anniversary…