WSJ’s Wrong Conclusion on Frederick Taylor
Deja Vu - WSJ.com "Early Industry Expert Soon Realized a Staff Had Its Own Efficiency"
The WSJ has it wrong on…
NEJM Authors Double Down on Their Claim That #Lean & TPS = Taylorism
You might remember the hubbub (and my earlier blog post) about this article that somehow appeared in the NEJM:…
Throwback Thursday: HBR on Taylorism vs Toyota
In the midst of the discussion about the NEJM article, John Shook of LEI (a former Toyota employee) pointed me to…
Real Lean at Starbucks or Tayloristic Industrial Engineering?
Once again, the WSJ has written about Lean at Starbucks (see my last post "Controversy over New Standardized…
Hide Oba Discusses His Legendary Father, Toyota’s Hajime Oba
Joining me for Episode #397 is Hide Oba. His father was the late Hajime Oba, famous for his work at Toyota and the…
Highlights of “Boss Level Podcast” – Gen. Stan McChrystal and…
Hear Mark read the post (subscribe to the podcast):
I've read most of retired General Stanley McChrystal's…
#TBT: Looking Back at Taiichi Ohno’s Book: Lean, Layoffs, Henry Ford, and…
Thanks to my Amazon Kindle app on my iPad, I get to carry much of my book collection with me.
Sometimes, while…
On Vacation Through July 15 – Here’s Some Recommended Reading &…
It's time for vacation, which means two weeks away from the blog. There is a physical vacation taking place, to…
Throwback Thursday: Be Lean, not L.A.M.E.
Today's post is a throwback to an essay that I originally wrote for the excellent book Lean-Led Hospital Design:…
Belated Book Review: The Machine That Changed The World
Mark's note: Christina Kach is back with a new post, this time a review of what should probably be considered a…
What I’m Reading: “Little Bets”
I've recently been reading an enjoyable book by Peter Sims, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge…
My Essay in Naida Grunden’s New Book on Lean Design – Be Lean not…
I'm in Las Vegas, speaking today to close the Lean Healthcare PowerDay event. There are many great speakers,…
Two Cases of Writers Misrepresenting Lean Manufacturing
One of the variations of my acronym L.A.M.E. is "Lean As Misguidedly Explained," and I recently ran across two…
Time & Motion Studies Are Not “Discredited,” Just How They Are…
First off, a huge thumbs up and thanks are due to Eric Ries and his thought-provoking "Startup Lessons Learned"…
Depersonalized Workplaces are L.A.M.E., not Lean, Harming Productivity and People
When I was traveling last week, a magazine caught my eye, one I don't normally read: Scientific American Mind and…
How to Design Poor Service – Expect 100% Utilization of People or Resources
I have as many bad customer service experiences as the next guy, both in healthcare and other businesses. As I've…
Why it Took 15 Years for Common Sense to be Accepted – Medical Journal…
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: scientific management in the operating room
I sprung $20 for this healthcare journal…
This Year’s WSJ “JIT”-Bashing Article, Again Misguided
Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain - WSJ.com
Ah, here we go, it's time for the annual Just-In-Time-bashing…