LeanBlog Podcast #32 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 recent study trip to Japan and what he saw there. If…
In the October 29, 2007 issue of FORTUNE, there is their weekly “How I Work” segment that profiles and/or glorifies an executive. This time it is Bobby Kotick, CEO of videogame maker Activision. They’ve evolved from Atari 2600 “tapes,” to…
With our Lean efforts, it’s always good to ask, are we: Copying Toyota’s past methods, Copying Toyota’s current methods OR Copying Toyota’s thought process and concepts If you’re a regular Lean Blog reader, you’ll know that I’d argue for doing…
Watching the news about the tragic bridge collapse in Minnesota, it’s easy to feel helpless, what can we do if something like that happens to us? The odds are very slim, but it *is* a possibility that any of us…
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy – IFILM I’m not sure where I heard the expression, but I generally love the sentiment of the phrase:“Just because it’s easy to measure doesn’t mean it’s important.” Many of our metrics…
Listen: Episode #26 of the LeanBlog Podcast brings us Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, of the Visual Lean Institute. She is the author, most recently of the book Visual Workplace, Visual Thinking: Creating Enterprise Excellence Through the Technologies of the Visual Workplace.…
Thanks again to Peter from Denmark for telling us about this TV in an earlier blog post. Peter reports back once again now that the show has actually appeared (show link here, with a link to video). You can also…
The Blotter: ABC Report on Pharmacy Errors I first stumbled across this 20/20 report when I saw a preview on the ABC investigative reports video podcast. Pharmacy errors are a major problem (see this story): There are as many as…
LeanBlog Podcast Episode #9 is a discussion with David Mann, the author of the excellent book Creating A Lean Culture: Tools To Sustain Lean Conversions. In this episode, we will talk about Steelcase’s experience with their lean efforts and the…
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #7, a new discussion with our friend Norman Bodek, President of PCS Press and the author of many books, including Kaikaku: The Power and Magic of Lean. In this Podcast, we discuss Toyota’s response to recent…
