Guest Post: The Chain of Improvement
Mark's note: Today's guest post is from Dr. Mark Jaben. I first met Mark in person at Cindy Jimmerson's Lean…
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Stopping the Blame Game
This one got stuck in the "stuff to blog about" pile for a few months, but HBR published a gem of an article called…
Author Interview with Samuel A. Culbert, “Get Rid of the Performance…
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Episode #117 is a conversation with Prof. Samuel A. Culbert of the UCLA Anderson School of…
Does Setting a Goal for Number of Kaizens Violate “Kaizen Spirit”?
In discussions of "kaizen" (the Japanese word that is translated to "continuous improvement" or "change for the…
Texas Snow Days Expose the Gaming of Standardized Tests
As you might have heard, considering all of the Super Bowl media hype from here in North Texas, our weather has…
So What If You Don’t Have Stats for Offensive Lineman?
It's Super Bowl week in the U.S., which is probably even obvious to many readers from outside of North America. As…
Individual NFL Player Incentives – Why Are They Necessary? Do They Distort…
There's a really good discussion and story on the ESPN program "Sunday NFL Countdown" today about individual player…
Podcast #107 – Daniel H. Pink (@DanielPink), Lean and “Drive”
Episode #107 is something I've been looking forward to for some time now - an interview with Dan Pink, the…
BCG White Paper on Lean in Government and Public Services
I've written occasionally about Lean efforts in government (see a list of posts here). There are formal Lean…
Daniel Pink on Alternatives to Annual Reviews
I saw a nice article by author Daniel Pink (most recently the author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What…
Economics: From “Dismal Science” to Dismal Home?
I nearly drove off the road when I heard this NPR story yesterday: "Allowance Economics: Candy, Taxes And Potty…
What Makes You Want to Do Better?
Recently, I was able to visit VIBCO, a Lean manufacturing company in Rhode Island. Company President Karl Wadensten…
TED Video: Dan Pink on Motivation
I have been a big fan of the author Daniel Pink (@danielpink on twitter) since I heard about his most recent book…