Family Guy Skewers Marie Kondo (and 5S and Lean too?)
I haven't read it, but Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering…
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5S
Our Condo Maintenance Guy Gets the Point of 5S and Maximizing his Productivity
I got onto the elevator in the lobby of our condo building one day last week. Our building's maintenance guy was…
Toyota Helps a Young Inventor; Look at His Dad’s Toyota Desk
it's great to see an 11 year old thinking like an engineer and an entrepreneur. He's the son of a Toyota…
[Updated] Texas Rangers’ 3B Adrian Beltre Ejected for 5S or Standardized…
Update: See the end of the post with some photos I took at the game yesterday where Beltre got his 3000th career…
Is This a 5S Problem or a Broader Healthcare Leadership and Culture Problem?
A few of you sent me this sad article from the Wall St. Journal:
"'People Are Dying Here': Federal Hospitals…
Easier, Better, Faster, Cheaper… What’s Missing There?
What if "easier" is less safe? Great question. It begs the question of why Safer isn't first in Shingo's list? Is…
Contest: Win a Set of #Lean & #PatientSafety Books Plus Some StoreSMART…
StoreSMART, a Rochester, New York-based manufacturer and retailer, has been an advertiser on this blog for over six…
How Lean Thinkers Shop? Plus the Lean Blog Holiday Gift Guide 2016
I'm guessing most "Lean thinkers" stayed home the other day on the "Black Friday" shopping day. Why might…
Visiting the Gemba & Seeing a Growing Culture of Continuous Improvement at…
Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center …
The City of Denton’s Lean Journey & Upcoming Webinar
I've gotten to know to know Harry Kenworthy (pictured at left) over the past few years after meeting at a…
Information Deficits, Visual Indicators, Error Proofing, and Payment Terminals
Gwendolyn Galsworth is a leading thinker and author on Lean and various aspects of "visuality." One thing she talks…
Why It’s OK That This Suggestion Box Was Full of Cobwebs
As I guy who started his career in manufacturing before moving to healthcare in 2005, I don't get many…
Guest Post: Is Your Organization Practicing “Unlean Lean”?
Mark's note: Today's post is something that Drew Locher originally published in his email newsletter (sign up…
5S: The Good, the Bad, and the Extreme in Japanese Hospitals
My two previous trips to Japan have been incredible experiences, both personally and professionally. I'm planning…
Why is There a Scrap of Paper with “5S = Failure Pls address” on My…
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Paul Critchley and while it shares a story from a manufacturing company, I…
Lean Thoughts at a Toronto Blue Jays Game
I love what I do and I travel a lot... the travel can sometimes be a drag, such as last Monday's flight delays with…
Using Lean to Organize Hospital Closets… NPR Commenters Are Not Impressed
I saw this story when it originally appeared online as part of a local public radio station in California. It was…
Throwback Thursday: How My Blog Rant Helped Keep an Office 5S Initiative from…
It's time for another Throwback Thursday where I revisit a blog post from the past. To the left, that's a baby Mark…