Tag: Covid-19
Nicole Tschierske: Lean Reduces Stress and Burnout in the Workplace
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My guest for Episode #443 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dr. Nicole Tschierske, a...
Crystal Davis on Courageous Leadership and Pandemic Supply Chains
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My guest for Episode #442 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Crystal Davis, the Founder,...
Confusion Galore, A Vaccine Administration Error: My Moderna COVID Booster
Update Nov 5 7:30 pm: Added an Addendum / Epilogue to the story at the end of the post
Having received a Johnson & Johnson...
My Value Capture Blog Post on Hospitals Requiring Vaccination
I wrote a post for the Value Capture blog that I'd like to point you to:
Should Our Health System Require Covid Vaccination of All...
The Lean Journey (and Mass Vaccination Sites) at Munson Healthcare: Kaleb...
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My guests for Episode #418 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast both work for Munson...
Just-in-Time vs. Short-Term Thinking: What Really Caused Supply Chain Failures?
True Just-in-Time (JIT) is about short, stable supply chains, production leveling, built-in quality, and long-term thinking--not zero inventory. What many companies practiced instead was...
Tracy O’Rourke on Vaccinations, Lean Six Sigma in Government, and More
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My guest for Episode #415 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Tracy O'Rourke....
Improving the COVID Vaccination Process: Small Kaizen and Big Redesigns
TL;DR: Improving vaccination isn't just about heroic effort or speed--it requires both small Kaizen ideas from the front line and thoughtful process redesign that...
Why “Hesitant” Beats “Resistant” When Leading Change at Work
TL;DR: People labeled as "resistant" are often hesitant or ambivalent. Leaders who recognize that difference--and respond with curiosity instead of pressure--are far more effective...
An MIT Professor, Jonathan Byrnes, on the Covid Vaccine Supply Chain
This is some bonus audio related to an episode of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast that Professor Jonathan Byrnes and I recorded last week....
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 9, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him!
News, blogs, articles, resources,...
Why “On Deck Chairs” Can Improve a Covid Vaccination Clinic Flow...
My previous post in this series: A Lean Guy Gets Vaccinated at Dodger Stadium
On Saturday, March 6th, I had the opportunity to visit two...















