Tag: Blame

Earlier this week, I asked some questions that managers and leaders should ask, prompted by an email I received through the blog.I've been thinking...

'It's never just one thing' that leads to serious error - Los Angeles TimesThis is a stunning headline, it's pretty amazing (in a good...

If you're a regular reader, you might recall the Cedar-Sinai medical error that harmed Dennis Quad's twins (and others). Quaid and his wife are now...

Here are some follow-up articles, quotes, and data following up on the news from the other day that Dennis Quaid's twins were impacted by...

Dennis Quaid's newborns reportedly harmed by medical mix-up - Los Angeles Times (Updated 4:57 PM, again at 9:51 PM, see bottom of post) If this story...

The Sun Chronicle Online - OpinionA medical error was in the news this week, a teacher was mistakenly given an insulin shot instead of...

The Lean Thinker » What Nukes?I had been mulling over trying to do a post on this story since the original story broke...

SaukValley.com - Serving Dixon, Sterling & Rock Falls:Here's a news story about career day at a High School and someone talking about Lean (I...

Medical mix-up, unnecessary mastectomy - Health - MSNBC.com This will happen again, unless the process is fixed. Lean can help. Please read on... I...

'Chicago Way' is no way to run mass-transit system It's something I've written about before, about how the media and the public tend to...

Blame -- Article by Mary Poppendieck Here's a nice article by Mary Poppendieck, who is known for her work with Lean software development (including the...

John Toussaint, M.D. - ProfileFrom the University of Iowa alumni site, here's a nice Q&A with one of the leading advocates for Lean in...