I’m doing another book giveaway contest — enter to win a signed paperback copy of my book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. Because of high international shipping costs, I’ve limited previous contests to…
Here’s a great opportunity for you to win TWO fantastic books–one for you and one for a young reader in your life! For the adults: You could win a signed copy of my latest book, The Mistakes That Make Us:…
I’ve done book giveaway contests before, but this is my first contest where the prize is a signed copy of each and every one of my books — six books with a combined value of $240! I’m happy to be…
If you’re interested in my upcoming book (available June XX, date TBD), The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, the Kindle edition is available to be pre-ordered now through Amazon! The date is set as…
To celebrate 200 episodes of the the “My Favorite Mistake” podcast, I’m giving away three logo coffee mugs with some helpful mantras printed on them: Enter to win by clicking here or filling out the form below:
TL;DR: Numbers don’t make decisions–people do. Metrics that look “good” or “bad” can be dangerously misleading when leaders ignore context, system limits, and natural variation. The Chernobyl disaster shows what happens when incomplete data, fear of speaking up, and rigid…
In celebration of the paperback release of our book Practicing Lean, I am running a giveaway contest, through Amazon, that runs until February 27. To enter, click this link and follow the instructions there. You have to send a tweet as instructed…
StoreSMART, a Rochester, New York-based manufacturer and retailer, has been an advertiser on this blog for over six months now. I also very much appreciate that they are trying to learn how to better serve those who are practicing Lean...
One feature of the website for our Healthcare Kaizen books has been the ability for people to share an example of a Kaizen improvement or a photo of their Kaizen management methods. People have shared pictures of idea boards and…
You might know of and already be a fan of Pascal Dennis (read more about him and listen to my recent podcast with him here). He has a new book out (The Remedy) and his firm, Lean Pathways, has published…
Hi – thanks to those who entered the contest by signing up for my newsletter list. I will email the winners today for you to respond with your mailing address. Congrats to Scott M. for winning Steven J. Spear’s book:…
Dear Lean Blog readers, I have an exciting opportunity here for a lucky reader. Gwendolyn Galsworth is author of outstanding books on visual management, including Visual Workplace, Visual Thinking: Creating Enterprise Excellence Through the Technologies of the Visual Workplace, and…
