Tag: Culture

Listen Today's guest is my friend John Ervin and we were able to sit down together here in San Antonio to record this episode. John has...

I had planned on chilling out over the holidays by reading some books that aren't related to Lean, Kaizen, etc. Novels are not normally...

Today's guest is David Mann (bio), who is talking about the new 3rd edition of his Shingo Research Award-winning book Creating a Lean Culture. David...

It's a bit of a modern management cliché to say, "Don't bring problems! Bring me solutions!" I think what that means is, "Don't just complain!...

Today, I'm traveling to Tokyo, but I'm still thinking of the amazing nurses and leaders at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indiana. Through my...

Tomorrow, at 1 pm Eastern, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I are giving a KaiNexus-sponsored webinar: Daily Management with KaiNexus: From Huddle Boards to Web-Based Technology I'll...

During my recent visit to Franciscan St. Francis Health System, some of the nurses proudly called themselves "Kaizen Queens" (and there was one self-described...

Time magazine recently featured GM's relatively new CEO, Mary Barra, on the cover and in this story: "Mary Barra's Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM" Also,...

tl;dr: The article critiques the traditional use of red-green charts in management, likening it to driving by looking only at the rear-view mirror. It...

At KaiNexus, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I have been doing new webinars each month (see the library here). Our most recent one was hosted...

As a child of the 70s and 80s, I like classic game shows. Last week, I used a photo from "Family Feud" in a...

Back in May, I saw news reports about the head of CNN, Jeff Zucker: "CNN boss Zucker shocked by staffer's fearful question." Back when I...