Tag: Amazon

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #489 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ward Vuillemot, a seasoned...

tl;dr: In this post, Mark examines Amazon's experimental approach to displaying star ratings for books and products. He explores the implications of such changes...

I'm happy to announce some special pre-order pricing! Just $2.99! The regular price will be $9.99. My new book is The Mistakes That Make Us:...

My new book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, is still only in a draft state before final...

Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...

There's currently quite the discount available on Amazon at the moment for my book (co-authored with Joe Swartz) titled The Executive Guide to Healthcare...

I was really happy to see this publication by Toyota, from Japan but in English: "Akio Toyoda's View on Toyota Production System" There are seven sections: 1....

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients It's been more than 10 years since Atul Gawande wrote The Checklist Manifesto, showing the world that a simple...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Does Lean "work" in hospitals in the US?  Sort of, according to the Journal of Healthcare Management.  There is evidence...

The chain Whole Foods is reportedly having inventory shortages and morale problems. It sounds like a real mess, but thankfully nobody is calling it Lean. Their "Order to Shelf" system reminds me of "Pull to Order" work that I was involved in at Dell about 20 years ago...

You might think that "command and control" leadership styles are a thing of the past. But, old habits die slowly and many leaders today still seem to have a mental model that longs for a workforce that would "just do what they're told." What did former President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower say about leaders who are "hitting people over the head?" I blog about that here...

I'm an avid book buyer, book reader, and published book author. Amazon is one of my favorite places to shop, not just for books....