Tag: Education

Creating a Growth Mindset Culture in the Classroom: How Teaching about...

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A colleague from KaiNexus sent me a photo from his daughter's third-grade classroom. It's titled "The Magic of Growth Mindset," a reference to the...

John Dues on Continual Improvement, Deming, and Process Behavior Charts in...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #441 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John Dues, an accomplished...

How a Lean Adoption Strategy for Public Schools Applies to Everyone

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I'm happy to be playing the role of host and moderator next Monday for a webinar that will be presented by Harry Kenworthy titled: How a Lean Adoption Strategy for Public Schools Applies to Everyone The webinar is presented by KaiNexus. I think it's a webinar that, like the last one he did for us, will have lessons for people from any industry or setting.

Podcast #297 – JJ Villarreal, Ed.D. on #Lean in Public Education

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My guest for Episode #297 is John (JJ) Villareal, Ed.D., the superintendent of the Rockwall I.S.D. here in the Dallas area. In this podcast, we talk about the applications of Lean in education, how to move beyond what JJ calls "the behavior waste of judgment and blame," and how visiting a factory was inspiring and helpful, among other topics. Even if you don't work in education, I hope you'll be inspired by this podcast.

Podcast #194 – Paul Piechota, Lean at the University of Dayton

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My guest for episode #194 is Paul Piechota, Director for the Center for Competitive Change at the University of Dayton School of Engineering. Piechota has...

Preaching to the Choir: Lean Works Everywhere

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Some of you might have seen it, but I wrote a piece for the LinkedIn Influencers series about how the "Lean Manufacturing" principles are...

Video: John Shook and the LEI #Lean Transformation Model

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In a new video released by the Lean Enterprise Institute, CEO John Shook talks about a "Lean transformation" model. He starts by explaining how...

A “Lean Machine” – University of Dayton Uses Lean to Improve...

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I have a warm place in my heart for Dayton, Ohio considering I was born there and lived in the area through kindergarten. My...

Easier to Game the Numbers than Fix the System — in...

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I've cited his book before (including this post with an example from The Office)...  Brian Joiner wrote, in his outstanding book Fourth Generation Management:...

Visiting and Teaching at Ohio State – Meeting Archie Griffin, Reflecting...

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On Friday, I had a great opportunity to teach a class of healthcare professionals at the  Master of Business Operational Excellence (MBOE) program at...

“Why Charter Schools Work” – Questions of Autonomy, Responsibility, Standardized Work...

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My mom is a retired public school elementary teacher, so I've heard plenty of stories about bad management decisions within a school system and...

Lean in the Livonia Public Schools

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I grew up in Livonia, Michigan, where I was fortunate to have an outstanding public school education (without the district, to my knowledge, needing...