Books shape how we think about leadership, improvement, and learning—but only if we reflect on them and apply their lessons thoughtfully. This archive includes blog posts and podcast episodes about Lean, healthcare, leadership, mistakes, psychological safety, and continuous improvement, including reflections on my own books and conversations with authors whose work has influenced how organizations build better systems and cultures.
I think I’ve mentioned this resource before, the free content that is online in Google Books. Even though I own Taiichi Ohno’s book Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production, but it so much easier to search the book online. You…
I was just contacted this morning by David Magee, the author of the upcoming book How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World’s Greatest Car Company I’m hoping to do a Podcast interview with David and I should be…
Listen: LeanBlog Podcast #31 is a discussion with David Meier, most recently the co-author of the book Toyota Talent, written with Dr. Jeffrey Liker. In this podcast, we discuss the topics from Toyota Talent, including standardized work and how to…
Review by Andy Wagner: Name of the Book: Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business Author: John Newhouse Publication Date: 2007 Book Description: Boeing Versus Airbus is not exactly a lean book, but it…
Review By Dean Bliss (bio below): Name of the Book: Lean For Dummies Authors: Natalie J. Sayer and Bruce Williams Publication date: 2007 Book description: What’s the key message? Lean for Dummies, not unlike others in the “Dummies” series, is…
Listen: LeanBlog Podcast #30 is an interview with Bob Emiliani, author of the books Better Thinking, Better Results, and Real Lean: Understanding the Lean Management System (Volume One) (and Volume Two). Bob had a long career at United Technologies, Pratt &…
Last week, in calling for “guest bloggers,” I hinted at a “special project” that will be keeping me busy over the next few months. The tentative title is: “Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety and Employee Satisfaction” It will be…
Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta Rei In case you didn’t see it, Jon has three mini book reviews on lean books, including those by our good pals and fellow Lean Bloggers Jamie Flinchbaugh and David Meier. Please…
Book Link There’s a new book from Chuck Yorke, co-author of the book All You Gotta Do Is Ask with Norm Bodek. The new book can be found here and is called “Yes Innovation: Everyday Improvement Everyday Leadership” The book…
Toyota Talent is the third, and newest, book in the “Toyota Way” series: In this trilogy of books, each is very different and has its own unique place in the Lean literature. These books are unlike a series of novels,…
Freakonomics: Official Site I know this wouldn’t count as “leisure reading” for many folks, but I’m reading (and very much enjoying) the book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. I’m a nerd, I read books like…
MSN Careers – Is a Messier Desk Better? I was going to blog about this book before and Dan Markovitz had beaten me to it. But, Matt, a Lean Blog reader, sent me this new article on the same topic…
