Is it a “Lean Transformation” or a “Lean Metamorphosis?
Another in the series of "do words matter?" posts... do phrases like "Lean Transformation" resonate as much as "Business Transformation?"
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Is Calling People “Concrete Heads” an Effective Lean Change Strategy?
When did the term "concrete head" start getting thrown around in Lean circles? Do people still use this label today? Is it helpful? Should we agree that the term is disrespectful and counter productive?
Meeting Donald J. Wheeler: Why “Understanding Variation” Still Shapes Better Decisions
I recently got to meet Prof. Donald J. Wheeler when he gave a keynote talk at the Society for Health Systems Conference. Check out his book Understanding Variation and learn more about him in this post.
Some Great #Lean Videos from the State of Washington (@ResultsWA) on Culture, Leadership & More
Here are some recorded keynote talks and video presentations from the "Results Washington" annual conference, as part of the state's Lean government efforts. See this post for talks from LEI's Jim Womack and John Shook, Toyota's Jamie Bonini, and many healthcare improvement leaders.
Time for Some Holiday Downtime… and Gemba Claus is Comin’ to Town
I’m going to take some time off through January 2nd… and I hope you enjoy the holidays, as well.
It’s an annual tradition, dating back to 2009… my annual posting of the parody song “Gemba Claus is Comin’ to Town.”
#TBT: What CFO Magazine Wrote About #Lean in 2009
I first blogged about this article back in 2009 and it’s still online: “Keen to Be Lean“ The sub headline talks about hospitals being “desperate to cut costs.” Has that changed? I wish the motivation was more often about hospitals…
Podcast #268 – @TomEhrenfeld, on #Lean Books & #LeanStartup
My guest for Episode #268 is a long-time friend of mine in the Lean community and Lean Enterprise Institute circles, Tom Ehrenfeld (@tomehrenfeld). Tom is a writer and editor living in Cambridge, MA. A former writer/editor with Inc. Magazine and Harvard Business Review, he is the…
A Lean Guy Reads & Reviews “Henry Ford’s Lean Vision”
I’m a car guy. Above all other mechanical devices that we engineers get to be involved with, I am fascinated most with these incredible machines. When you consider how automobile soperate nearly flawlessly even when enduring a spectrum of environmental…
Continuous Improvement Is Better Than Delayed Perfection (A Mark Twain Lesson)
A hat tip goes to Brian Buck for sharing this quote via email recently. Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was a pithy and wise man. I didn't remember this quote, but it is attributed to him. It's very appropriate for the type of work we do...
5 Years of Lean Startup Reflections: Posts, Podcasts, and Lessons Learned
As I mentioned the past two days (see my posts from Tuesday and Wednesday about “The Five Whys”), I was at the annual Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco. If this is all new to you, below are some of my posts…
2015 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Notes & Highlights (#HCSummit15)
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…
Throwback Thursday: A Lean Healthcare Conference From 2007
Back in 2007, I had my first opportunity to travel to England, a country I really love visiting. I had the chance to attend the “First Global Lean Healthcare Summit” that was produced by Dan Jones and the Lean Enterprise…
