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.
How to Prevent Lean Implementation Failures: 10 Reasons Why Failures Occur I read this book over the weekend, here is the review I wrote for Amazon.com: This is a book that’s needed publishing for quite some time. Most lean books…
Henry Ford’s Lean Vision Here is a summary and information about a book that outlines how Henry Ford provided much of the inspiration and knowledge that became the basis of the Toyota Production System. I like to use this Ford…
BostonHerald.com – Business Coverage: An article about the new business novel about Lean. “But don’t expect to see “The Gold Mine” on the bestseller list. The purpose of the novel is to educate readers about the benefits of “lean” production…
Press Release More reasons to get our factories lean in the U.S. Sure, labor is cheap in China, but do we really want to support and condone working conditions like this? We can be competitive by using lean (and treating…
Andy & Me: Crisis And Transformation On The Lean Journey This is a new “business novel”, ala The Goal. I enjoyed the book and thought it did a good job of showing the “sensei” thought process, focusing on day to…
