Most people open the Lean Coach, ask a question about standardized work or value stream mapping, and get a solid answer. That’s the obvious use case. But the Coach Me mode — the Socratic coaching side — opens up something…
I asked the Lean Hospitals Coach to role-play as a manager bringing me a problem. Then it evaluated my coaching in real time. Within three exchanges, it caught a habit I teach others to avoid. The Problem I Was Given…
I had a long conversation last week with one of the first subscribers to the Lean Hospitals Coach. She’s a senior continuous improvement coach at a community hospital, working mostly with nurse managers and directors. She told me up front:…
TL;DR: Generic AI gives you a confident list of best practices. A Lean AI coach asks questions first, helps you understand your specific situation, and lets the advice follow from there. Same question, completely different orientation. Ask ChatGPT a question…
If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you might appreciate how I think about Lean, leadership, and improvement. Or maybe you don’t — and that’s OK too. :-) But if my work resonates with you, I’d like to offer…
When we think about how change happens in organizations, especially those practicing Lean, we often focus on tools, plans, and communication strategies. But what about the actual conversations we’re having? Too often, those conversations look like this: That’s not engagement…
This edition of Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape focuses on what real, sustainable improvement actually requires: leadership commitment, respect for people, and disciplined learning over time. From reframing “continuous improvement” as everyday improvement, to lessons from Larry Culp’s lived Lean…
This edition of Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape highlights how Lean thinking continues to deliver real results when it’s treated as a management system, not a toolkit. From GE Aerospace’s measurable gains under Larry Culp, to Toyota’s application of flow…
This edition of Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape emphasizes that real improvement depends more on mindset, leadership, and system design than on tools alone. From lessons on problem-solving behaviors and the persistent challenge of patient harm in healthcare to examples…
This edition of Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape explores why real improvement depends on disciplined thinking, leadership habits, and cultural integrity–not slogans or shortcuts. From reflections on problem solving, Leader Standard Work, and the limits of healthcare “systems,” to lessons…
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