Giant video board in new Cowboys stadium causes problems for Titans punter – The Huddle – USATODAY.com Are you ready for some football???? OK, so nobody ever accused Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of being a lean thinker… but did…
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…
I recently invited questions for Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround. He has a new book (published by LEI, my employer), recently published, called “The Lean Manager.” Here…
Yesterday’s WSJ front page headline caught my eye, as a frequent Starbucks customer and obvious Lean zealot: Latest Starbucks Buzzword: ‘Lean’ Japanese Techniques The headline is full bodied and complex brew that gives us a lot to chew on before…
In my Podcasts, I normally let me guests do most of the talking. But I was invited by Joe Dager, of the Business901 Podcasts, to be the interviewee this time. We ended up doing two separate podcasts. The first was…
Afternoon post planned for today — initial reflections on my reader survey. Thanks to those of you who gave your feedback. Come back or check it out tomorrow. Now this morning’s post: TOYOTA: Company; Message from Top Management New CEO…
I had the TV news on and I found this commercial… if you can make out the text it reads: “4.2L V8 ENGINE THE DELIVERS 405 HP” D’oh!! That’s quite a typo. As Google points out: Yes, the voiceover said…
Companies Strive Harder to Please Customers – WSJ.com Lean is a customer-focused business and organizational strategy. Many companies, unfortunately, use a downturn as an excuse to cut costs, a move that often hurts quality or customer service. Traditional companies might…
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Supports ‘National Patient Safety Day’ – Press Releases – CNBC.com I was walking through Boston Common this morning and saw a woman with a homemade sign that said something about patient safety. I stopped her and…
Report: Toyota to liquidate its stake in Fremont’s NUMMI plant – San Jose Mercury News Toyota has not confirmed, but reports say NUMMI will be over after a 25 year run. Toyota Motor Corp. has decided it will dissolve its…
This might seem like a post about football… but stick with me even if you’re not a sports fan. Many of you regular readers know I’m a Northwestern Wildcats football fanatic, from my days as an undergraduate. I was there…
Key Concepts of Lean in Healthcare – lean.org As part of my role with the Lean Enterprise Institute, I am developing a two-day intro course that’s designed for people in healthcare. The link to the course is above. You can…
