Tag: Books

After the paperback release about two weeks ago, my latest book (co-authored with Joe Swartz),  The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen  is now available...

I've recently been reading an enjoyable book by Peter Sims, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries. The practice of Kaizen, of course,...

I was fortunate to be exposed to the writings of W. Edwards Deming before I even learned about Lean. While I sometimes get tired...

Listen My guest for podcast #174 is John Hunter, a long-time friend and fellow blogger - at his Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog and, more...

After the nice response to Lean Hospitals and  Healthcare Kaizen, I often get asked, "So, what's your next book going to be?" (other than...

As we enter the new year, it's a great time to reflect back on 2012 - what worked and what didn't work... what do...

My guest for podcast #158 is Art Byrne, author of the new book The Lean Turnaround: How Business Leaders Use Lean Principles to Create...

My guest for episode #154 is Rick Morrow, a director at Healthcare Performance Partners and author of the book Utilizing the 3Ms of Process...

Joining me for episode #151 is my friend Karen Martin, talking about her newly-released book The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos...

Paul Levy, the former CEO of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is a long time friend of mine and this blog (read his...

My guest for episode #150 is Jeffrey M. Lobosky, MD, the author of the book It's Enough to Make You Sick: The Failure of...

Mark's note: While I am busy in "moving land" this week, Christina Kach was kind enough to write a review of a book that...