Tag: Coaching

My guest for Episode #243, Michael Bungay Stanier, takes us a bit outside of the Lean realm... but that's good. Our topic today, which...

As I've worked with hospital and healthcare people over the past ten years, one personal benefit to me has been exposure to new ideas and new influences. I've been exposed to ideas from the social sciences, ideas that have been thought provoking and helpful...

I've worked with a lot of companies whose primary operational strategy boils down to "cut costs". Others on Mark's blog have written about the many unintended consequences of cutting costs as a myopic strategy. But I'd like to share a trend among small manufacturers I've seen...

First, here's a look back at my post from 2012 commemorating the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Let's all be respectful, fair, and...

Last week, I taught a pilot session of a new class on Kaizen and continuous improvement that I taught for visitors to the ThedaCare...

Last week, I published my first cartoon collaboration with a skilled artist (and medical assistant), Carrie Schurman. You might call that cartoon "Strategy Dog-ployment." None of us...

If you know me, you know I'm a huge fan of The Simpsons. The show has been on TV for 25 of my 40...

Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Joe Swartz, my co-author for the books  Healthcare Kaizen  and  The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. Joe...