Appleton Post-Crescent: Your Fox Cities News Source – ThedaCare CEO takes new job ThedaCare is one of the recognized leaders in the use of Lean and the Toyota Production System in hospitals. He has resigned as CEO of the health…
Productivity Press – Lean Hospitals This was pretty exciting to discover… my book (“Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction”) is out there on the publisher website as well as amazon.com (my publisher would certainly prefer that you…
I got a couple of reader emails last week that prompted me to think about Lean and the Toyota Way principle of “respect for people.” Whether it’s a supposedly “Lean” environment or not, why is true “respect” so often missing?…
A few short thoughts from today’s WSJ:‘Headwind’ Blows As Top Executives Navigate Trouble – WSJ.com As I was reading the first article, above, about executives blaming “headwinds” and macroeconomic problems for business woes, I thought, “Sure, there are economic problems,…
Listen: LeanBlog Podcast #36 once again features our friend and frequent guest, Norman Bodek, noted lean author, consultant, and President of PCS Press. In this episode, Norman talks about his most recent publication, a text by the legendary Shigeo Shingo,…
Here’s a photo of something I bought at SuperTarget last week, this box of whole-grain Quinoa (snicker if you must… I’m trying to eat somewhat healthy). The box is next to a wine bottle (um, also for “heart health?”) for…
There are two new Lean job postings on www.leanboard.org, links below. No need to register to read the postings, but you need to register (for free) to post jobs of your own (or to post a resume). No placement or…
GM Expects Car-Price Rise – WSJ.com GM is raising prices: “In December, GM raised its prices an average of 1.5%…” This is great news if you’re an employee, stockholder, or fan of General Motors. This means market demand is strong…
Toyota beats GM in global production; GM No. 1 in global sales So it turns out that GM *sold* more cars than Toyota in 2007, but it’s basically rounding error and a virtual tie (as pointed out well by the…
Article Link: Lifting specialists set to lose weight I’m always a bit skeptical when I hear about Lean being a “project.” Sure, a project can be a starting point, but as the first step to transitioning to a Lean management…
I’ve read the first chapter of Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way. I’m obviously not going to get through the whole thing before my podcast interview with Jeff Liker tomorrow. If you have questions for the…
NPR: Airline Prices Depend on Airport I haven’t harped on this theme for a while, but I was reminded of it from this NPR story on airline prices. The report expressed such confusion (and almost outrage) that airline flight prices…
