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:…
Throwback Thursday: The Leadership Mantras of Don Davis
It's been just about 18 years since I was leaving GM to start the master's program at MIT's Leaders for…
Throwback Thursday: A Lean Healthcare Conference From 2007
Back in 2007, I had my first opportunity to travel to England, a country I really love visiting. I had the chance…
Why Toyota is Eliminating the Andon Cord from its Factories
If you clicked on my intentionally attention grabbing headline (or what might be a parody of those)... no, Toyota…
Lean Thinking: We Don’t Blame Individuals for Systemic Errors
I saw this video last night on Paul Levy's blog and it's important enough that I want to share it here with a few…
Dr. Deming’s “Role of a Manager of People”
Dr. W. Edwards Deming's last book was The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education. In Chapter 5, Deming…
The Two Root Causes of Everything?
One thing I have enjoyed in the past few years is meeting and working with more people with direct experience…
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,…
More Trust, Less Fear
As I'm going through revisions of my book, Lean Hospitals, a theme jumps out at me in Chapter 2.... it's all about…
Lean Thoughts: Feb 12
Not Jack Handey's "Deep Thoughts" ... more like Larry King's old USA Today column... it's Lean Thoughts for Feb 12,…
What It Means to Lead
Rod Dreher: What it means to lead | Dallas Morning News | Opinion: Viewpoints"Authority is responsibility.…
The Dispersion of Toyota Talent
One of the most fascinating trends out of there is the spread of Toyota folks into other old-line automakers or…
LeanBlog Podcast #39 – Jeff Liker, Toyota Culture, Part 2
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #39, once again featuring Dr. Jeffrey Liker, Professor of Industrial and Operations…
Book Review: How Toyota Became #1
Review By Mike Gardner, TPM Blog
Name of the Book: How Toyota Became #1
Author: David Magee
Publication…
What if Roger Penske *Had* Run Chrysler?
Roger Penske adds the Smart car to his $17B empire - Oct. 5, 2007Good article here about businessman Roger Penske.…
My Visit with the Lean Dentist, Part 3
Click here for Part 1 and Part 2 of the series of posts about my visit to Dr. Sami Bahri, the "World's First Lean…
Clearing out my "WIP"
It's time for another segment of "cleaning out the backlog," those articles I meant to blog about, but didn't get…
Lean Baby Names?
Our friend and sometimes blogger Bill Hanover posted a comment a few days ago about the arrival of a baby boy -…