In addition to my blogging here, I write occasionally for our blog over at KaiNexus.com, where we have multiple contributors. I also do monthly webinars and the next one is on February 16, where Dr. Greg Jacobson and will talk about gaining…
As we start easing into the holidays, I wanted to share a few throwback posts from this day or this week from previous years: From this date in 2009: The Emperor’s Sacred Cow’s New Clothes – “Flexing” Hospital Staff I’d…
Here's a "Throwback Thursday" post from this date back in 2008. The post is titled, "Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant Patients and Families?" I think it's still an important and relevant post, here in 2015. Why do we ask patients and families to be vigilant and inspect the work being done...
The W. Edwards Deming Institute posted a video of Kevin Cahill, a grandson of Dr. Deming, welcoming people to the event and talking about innovation, or the desire that people have for it. But, they don't know what to do...
A webinar conducted on September 10. 2015. Topics: Culture of Continuous Improvement. Methodology Hosted By: Mark Graban and Greg Jacobson In this webinar, we will share proven techniques that help you and your organization bridge the gap between getting those…
In the KaiNexus webinar that I did with Dr. Greg Jacobson earlier this week (“Making Time for Continuous Improvement” – view the recording), I shared a graph that shows what could or should be time for continuous improvement in a workplace. The red…
It’s been a little while, but here’s a new video about Kaizen and continuous improvement from our friends at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. See all of the videos in the link here or via my YouTube playlist. In this…
I’m proud of the work that the team at KaiNexus has done in the four years that I’ve been involved with the company in some way. We’re gaining momentum and adding new customers in different industries, bringing us to about…
I’ve been intrigued by the “Lean Startup” movement since I first saw Eric Ries speak at MIT back in late 2009. I’ve read his book The Lean Startup, have attended a bunch of the conferences (speaking at two of them –…
Wednesday was the first day of the 6th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, being held this year in Addison (Dallas), Texas. I’m here and this year my colleagues Dr. Greg Jacobson and Jeff Roussel from KaiNexus are attending, so please say hi…
Presented by Mark Graban and Dr. Greg Jacobson, May 12, 2015 In this KaiNexus webinar, hear stories from our team and a special guest as we recall our experiences in our first years with Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement –…
Hi – I’d let to let you know about or remind you about a few upcoming events that I’ll be a part of. I hope you can join me for one or more of them. One of them is a…