Must Dos and Nice to Haves: Performance Reviews and Continuous Improvement?
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Shohei Ohtani, Norm Bodek, and The Harada Method Featured in the WSJ
You might remember my blog post from May about the Shohei Ohtani, a Japanese player for the Los Angeles Angels of…
The Making of an MLB Phenom, Shohei Ohtani: Looking at The Harada Method
I first learned about an approach to personal development called "The Harada Method" when Norman Bodek co-authored…
A Recommended Sequence of Podcasts and Webinars on Kaizen and Continuous…
I've produced A LOT of content about Kaizen and continuous improvement over the past 11 years, including podcasts…
Imitation as a Path to Innovation… If You Know What to Copy…
At the recent Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, there were thought provoking presentations... and we had many…
Not All Improvement Ideas Require “Projects” It's Not All About Cost…
In this post, I share some thoughts and build upon one of the presentations at last week's Lean Healthcare…
A Lean Guy Reads the Boston Papers: Facts, Respect, and Baseball Fan Risks
My wife and I were in Boston over the weekend, as it was her fifth reunion from her MIT master's program. I'm also…
A Visit to Franciscan St. Francis Health: A Workforce “Unleashed” by…
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a day with my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz and his colleagues…
Lean is a “Generic” Term for TPS (and The Toyota Way), Says Dan Jones
People often say Lean is pretty simple (or that it's just "common sense"). Yeah, some of the concepts are simple...…
Kaizen is Usually a Team Sport
Last Thursday, Joe Swartz and I presented about "Kaizen Coaching" at the annual Shingo Institute Conference.…
Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson on Continuous Improvement
There's a great piece, currently available for free on the HBR website, about continuous improvement:
The…
Podcast #176 – Norman Bodek, The Harada Method
Joining me once again for episode #176 is my mentor and good friend Norman Bodek, who has been a guest many times…
KaiNexus Update – User Badges & Sharing Improvements Widely
The team at KaiNexus (where I am the "chief improvement officer") is always improving. I want to share a few of…
How @KaiNexus is Different Than “Collaborative Ideation” Software
There are many articles written about collaborative "ideation" systems (sometimes referred as "crowdsourcing") -…
Jerks Can Be Creativity Killers, Alright
Saw this in the most recent Fast Company: Is Your Manager A Creativity Killer? If the manager is something like a…
Full “Healthcare Kaizen” Book Website Launches
My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I did a soft launch a few weeks back, but we're happy to announce that the full…
Podcast #141 – Norman Bodek Remembers Taiichi Ohno
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Episode #141 is a chat with Norman Bodek, as he shares his recollections of…
Today Would Have Been Taiichi Ohno’s 100th Birthday
Hat tip to John Shook and the Lean Enterprise Institute for pointing this out via his email newsletter -- today…