GE’s CEO Larry Culp Goes to the Gemba, Looks to Understand the Real Reality
Here's an article from Bloomberg BusinessWeek:
GE's Larry Culp Faces Ultimate CEO Test in Trying to Save a…
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A Hospital CEO Who Wants Other CEOs to “Give a Damn” About Their…
Here's an interesting column from Becker's Hospital Review, written by Michael Dowling, President and CEO,…
Cleveland Clinic’s New CEO on Improvement and “Tiered Huddles”
Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD was named CEO of the Cleveland Clinic just over a year ago, replacing long-time CEO Toby…
GE Gets a Lean CEO — From the Outside
Jet lag, even well managed and planned for, meant I was awake early on a Sunday morning. Over breakfast, I read…
A Health System CEO Leads by Example on #Lean & Huddles
Today is one of those days where I think, "Forget what I have to say, read this...."
This being a LinkedIn post…
Are Hospitals Not Getting Any Closer to Having “Just Cultures?”
For a long time, I've been an advocate for the parallels between Lean and an approach called "Just Culture." See…
Comparing Toyota’s Latest Ramp Up to Tesla’s
The first thing that prompted me to write this post is an interesting article about Toyota and their Georgetown,…
[Cartoon] The Elephant in the (Board) Room
Today's post is my eighth cartoon collaboration with a skilled artist and medical assistant, Carrie Schurman (see…
Quick Hits: #Lean Healthcare Done Right, Mergers Done Wrong?
Here are a few "quick hits" - similar to my "clearing the backlog" posts, quick quotes and links to articles you…
A Powerful Message from Toyota’s President, Akio Toyoda: No Best, Only…
In today's post, I share and write about this message from Akio Toyoda that was posted online:
“Making…
Podcast #286 – Dean Gruner, MD on ThedaCare’s #Lean Journey
My guest for Episode #286 is Dean Gruner, MD, the recently retired CEO of ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin…
Book Review: The Work of Management
In today's post, Jason Morin, from XPO Logistics, writes a review of Jim Lancaster's recent book "The Work of…
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…
Day 2 of #HCSummit17 – Live Blogging the #Lean Healthcare Transformation…
For one last day, I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California. See my…
Live Blogging Day 1 of #HCSummit17 – #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit …
I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California.
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The Good and the Bad of the United CEO’s Follow Up to Flight 3411 Why a lack…
It's good that United's CEO has taken responsibility for system problems. It's great that they are changing some…
#Throwback Thursday: My Interview with Paul O’Neill on Patient Safety &…
One of the highlights of my podcasting adventures was the opportunity to interview Paul H. O'Neill back in 2011.…
James Hereford – A #Lean COO from Stanford Becomes a Lean CEO at Fairview…
In today's post, I write about James Hereford, a Lean thinker and leader who is now CEO of Fairview Health Services…