Tag: CEO
“Safety is always our top priority” – From lip service to...
It's really easy to make statements like "patient safety is our top priority." That same statement can be applied to hospital staff, as well.
Or,...
What Does ThedaCare CEO Dean Gruner, MD Say About Safety?
For today's "Throwback Thursday," I recently re-watched parts of a DVD I helped produce a few years back for the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare...
Audio Parody – “Lean Serial”
My wife and I were late to the wildly popular podcast "Serial," but we listened to the first six episodes while traveling over the...
“Lean Koffie” in The Netherlands; Smells & Tastes the Same as...
Back in September, I wrote about our most recent "Lean Coffee" gathering in San Antonio, where people from different healthcare organizations talked about their...
GM CEO Mary Barra Celebrates Employee Kaizen
Time magazine recently featured GM's relatively new CEO, Mary Barra, on the cover and in this story:
"Mary Barra's Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM"
Also,...
Video Interviews with Karl Wadensten and Paul Akers
Our theme this month on the KaiNexus blog is executive leadership. We are concluding that series with a new webinar that will be hosted...
It’s Easy to See Why Labor Would be Upset with This...
Monday is Labor Day, a holiday here in the United States. Some nursing unions support Lean in healthcare, while others are in opposition. My...
Teaching Up in the Organization?
People often talk about the need for senior leadership support for Lean. If we're going to really transform our culture, workplace, and performance, "quality...
Read What This Hospital CEO Says on His Blog About Lean...
Hospital CEOs are busy people, to say the least, but a big part of their leadership role includes communication with employees, physicians, and the...
That Moment When You Realize a Potential Client CEO is a...
Many healthcare organizations are non-profits. They provide some "community benefit" in terms of charity care (as do for-profit healthcare organizations).
Then, there are healthcare organizations...
This Date in Lean Blog History: August 6
My blog will turn 10 years old in February 2015. You're probably either thinking, "Wow, that's awesome!" or "Get a life, dude." :-)
Here's a...
Intuit CEO Brad Smith & Lean Thinking
I was happy to see this article in FORTUNE's recent issue: "Brad Smith, Intuit CEO: How To Be A Great Leader: Get Out Of...
