L.A. Voters For Change: Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate David Saltsburg (Zuma Dogg) Answers Questions For Daily News I won’t pretend to understand Los Angeles politics (or much anything about L.A.). But, through an automated Google alert, I stumbled across a…
More misuse of the word “lean” (hat tip to Michael for forwarding the press release) titled, “Economy Drives Manufacturers To Go Lean; Outsource More Non-Core Functions.“ Blerg… probably not “lean” as in “lean manufacturing” or “lean thinking.” This probably means…
I get sort of tired of seeing questions like this on the internet (on the Yahoo Group for Healthcare Management Engineers): Just wondering if anyone has placed computers in each patient room? What layout has worked the best? One that…
Firms Race To Regain Control Over Inventories – WSJ.com With the dramatically slowing global economy, it’s no surprise that companies and supply chains are getting socked with excess inventories right now. The WSJ discussion very quickly turned to software: The…
By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search: As a LeanThinker I am most unabashedly a free market advocate. Free trade, absolutely. Love those imported fresh Mexican tomatoes in my sandwich on a freezing January day. Open skies, no question. I…
Part of the MoveToHealthcare.com series: Recruiters for Lean and/or Healthcare (thanks, Dale, for starting this list) Adam Zak Executive Search Avery Point Group Lean Six Sigma Jobs Blog Lean Six Sigma Networking Portal Lean Healthcare Talent Value…
Ga. peanut plant has history of problems – Food safety – nbc.com NY Times article There was a lot of focus in the news yesterday about this peanut contamination being an “FDA problem”, with President Obama pointing at a lack…
Why Incentives Are Effective, Irresistible, and Almost Certain to Backfire | Fast Company Just about when I start thinking “Is Fast Company magazine relevant anymore, should I renew my subscription?”, a gem like this appears. It’s a very old lesson,…
TL;DR: Lean initiatives often fail not because teams execute poorly, but because leaders never clearly define the real problem they are trying to solve. Taiichi Ohno’s advice to “start from need” remains a decisive test of whether Lean will drive…
Report: Toyota considers cutting 1,000 jobs – USATODAY.com With the down economy, there had been much discussion about whether Toyota could continue it’s “no layoffs (of permanent employees)” streak going. That may end soon, sadly: Toyota is considering cutting more…
This ad in the Minneapolis Paul airport caught my eye today (sorry for the blur, I was on a moving walkway…) This is probably not to be confused with law firms that are using Lean principles (as I’ve written about…
Biden Takes Shot at Roberts for Flubbing Presidential Oath – First 100 Days of Presidency – Politics FOXNews.com On Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to flub his giving of the presidential oath of office, leaving out the word “faithfully”…
