Hospitals See Benefits of Lean and Six Sigma Regular readers know I often write about what I termed “L.A.M.E.” — Lean as Misguidedly Executed. The ASQ (American Society for Quality) survey that I linked to at the top probably just…
I’ve always been a huge Simpsons fan, even if the show has gotten less funny in the past few years (flame away on that topic, if you must). The beginning of the this week’s episode made me chuckle a bit.…
Here are some books that I’ve recently read — been intending to write full reviews, but wanted to share what I’ve read and what I’ve liked. Full reviews to come, I hope. I’ve been doing some of the reading on…
by Dan Markovitz Gary Hamel’s Management 2.0 blog at WSJ.com features his ideas for “Management Moonshots” — 25 ambitious and radical ideas that will significantly improve business management in the future. Frankly, I wasn’t terribly impressed. Some of the ideas…
I’ve known Tim Noble for a few years now, so I’m going to basically print his press release as a guest post here. We chatted on the phone the other day and he threw out an acronym that made me…
Dear Todd: My wife and I are both big fans of your The Olives Table cookbook, your television shows, and your Olives restaurant in Las Vegas. We most recently had a chance to enjoy the wonderful pizzas at your Figs…
Device Alerts Doctors To Items Left Behind After Surgery – Indiana News Story – WRTV Indianapolis Healthcare is often stuck in the mindset that’s considered outdated in lean manufacturing settings — the old idea that better quality must inherently cost…
TheDay.com – Food safety problems slip by auditors You might remember my rants about the Idiot Corp… I mean Peanut Corporation of America. Just saw now in the news that they had an “inspection” that, upon closer inspection, is either…
By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search: “Respect for people: Very few businesses start up only on the backs of the sole founder. It takes a team.” Jamie Flinchbaugh Earlier this week, Jamie blogged about the Lean Entrepreneur. With layoffs…
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #64, again with Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road. Jamie explains the difference between coaching people toward a solution versus coaching them in the method, and why both approaches have…
Ah, summits. I once watched Coach Pat Summitt’s Tennessee Lady Volunteers take a 35 to 2 lead against my Northwestern Wildcats in the first few minutes of an NCAA basketball tournament game. That was too big of a deficit to…
Hello from Connecticut…. it’s always fascinating to me to see the spread of Lean healthcare around the world. When I attended the Lean Enterprise Institute global summit on Lean Healthcare in the UK in 2007, they had attendees from 20…
