A New In-Progress Book by a Friend: #Lean Veterinary Practice Management
So what's the new book and cover pictured here? This is the book being finished by my friend Chip Ponsford, III,…
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Jeff Hunter’s New Book: “Patient-Centered Strategy” And a brief…
Hi -- I'm still not blogging much these days, as I try to focus on finishing my book Measures of Success. You can…
What Books on #Lean and TPS Are Sold at the Toyota Museum in Nagoya?
It's Monday morning in Nagoya, Japan as I write this. I'm still jet-lagged and up early, so here's a blog post…
What Do the “The Toyota Way” Books Say About Visual Metrics?
As I've been writing about "process behavior charts" - a simple, yet effective method for charting and reacting to…
The Advice about #Lean That Your Hospital CEO Should Be Getting
Art Byrne's latest book, The Lean Turnaround Action Guide, has a lot of great tips that he's trying to share, CEO…
“Practicing Lean” is Now a Paperback Book!
Our collaborative eBook project, Practicing Lean, has raised over $1000 so far for the Louise H. Batz Patient…
Podcast #263 – Pascal Dennis, “Andy & Me and the Hospital”
Joining me for Episode #263 is another returning guest, Pascal Dennis (@AuthorPascal on Twitter). He was previously…
Podcast #244 – @DanMarkovitz, “Building the Fit Organization,”…
Joining me again for Episode #244 is Dan Markovitz (@DanMarkovitz on Twitter).
Today's episode is part 2 of our…
I Wish I Could Say I Intentionally Made This Mistake to Illustrate a Point
As I mentioned on Monday, I'm working on a 3rd revised edition of my book Lean Hospitals.
Traditional book…
Updating “Lean Hospitals” and a New eBook, “Practicing…
Hopefully you're aware of my book Lean Hospitals. It was first published in 2008 and I was able to do a second,…
First Look: “Management on the Mend” by Dr. John Toussaint
At this year's Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit (see my summary here) Dr. John Toussaint talked about and…
#Throwback Thursday: Creating the New American Hospital
Today's Throwback Thursday is a look back at a 1993 book that I purchased in 2011 on somebody's recommendation. It…
Podcast #217 – Alan Robinson, The Idea-Driven Organization
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Our guest today is Alan G. Robinson, PhD, an award-winning author, educator,…
Podcast #214: Michael Ballé, Lead With Respect
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Today's guest is Michael Ballé, an author of many novels about Lean management,…
“Four Days with Dr. Deming”
I had planned on chilling out over the holidays by reading some books that aren't related to Lean, Kaizen, etc.…
Podcast #212 – David Mann, “Creating a Lean Culture, 3rd. Ed.”
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Today's guest is David Mann (bio), talking about the new 3rd edition of his Shingo…
Podcast #208 – Michael Bremer, “How to Do a Gemba Walk”
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Joining me for episode #208 is Michael Bremer, author of the recently released…
Podcast #206 – Ed Pound, “Factory Physics for Managers”
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My guest for episode #206 is Ed Pound, co-author of the book Factory Physics for…