Tag: Culture

A Brief Summary of My First Trip to Brazil: Beef, Emojis,...

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I got back Sunday morning from my first trip to Brazil. I had a great time last week as a guest of a company...

A Podcast Preview of Paul Wainwright’s Webinar on “Positive Deviance”

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On October 15th, I hosted the latest in our KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar series. I'm really happy that the presenter was Paul Wainright, as...

Jess Orr on What She Learned by Leaving Toyota

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Last week was our fifth annual KaiNexus User Conference (or "KaiNexicon" as we now call it). One of our keynote speakers was Jess Orr, a...

The “Smart Loves Problems” TV Ad — But What Does Fear...

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This ad caught my attention while watching a little bit of Monday Night Football this week. It's an IBM ad titled "Smart Loves Problems." The ad's...

When Having a Process Improvement Idea Means You’re Weak?

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I guess I'm wired for improvement. Or, it's just become a habit. Or, it's both. I celebrate moments when I can identify an opportunity for...

A Hospital CEO Who Wants Other CEOs to “Give a Damn”...

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Here's an interesting column from Becker's Hospital Review, written by Michael Dowling, President and CEO, Northwell Health. I'm guessing he created the headline, since the...

The CEO Leading the Culture Change at ZSFGH

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Yesterday, I blogged about a CNO who was changing the culture at a hospital away from blaming individual nurses for system problems. The HealthLeaders...

Webinar Preview (and Recording): Pursuing Zero Harm as a Driver of...

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I'm very happy that my friend and long-time colleague Meghan Scanlon, a Principal with the firm Value Capture, presented a webinar that KaiNexus and...

Podcast #331 – Dr. Eric Dickson, a CEO’s Perspective on Lean...

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My guest today for Episode #331 is Eric W. Dickson, MD, MHCM, FACEP, a Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Medical School and Chief...

Podcast #330 – Christoph Roser, His Grand Tour of Japanese Automakers

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Joining me today for Episode #330 of the podcast is Christoph Roser, a professor of production management at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences...

Podcast #329 – Mike Eisenberg, The Film “To Err is Human”...

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Joining me today for Episode #329 of the podcast is Mike Eisenberg, the director, editor, and producer of the film "To Err is Human," a...

“We Have Gotten Too Far From our People and the Core...

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Mark's Note: Today's post is written by Ken Segel, the managing director of Value Capture, LLC. This is the first of what I hope...