How a Lean Adoption Strategy for Public Schools Applies to Everyone Free Webinar…
I'm happy to be playing the role of host and moderator next Monday for a webinar that will be presented by Harry…
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Podcast #297 – JJ Villarreal, Ed.D. on #Lean in Public Education
My guest for Episode #297 is John (JJ) Villareal, Ed.D., the superintendent of the Rockwall I.S.D. here in the…
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…
Preaching to the Choir: Lean Works Everywhere
Some of you might have seen it, but I wrote a piece for the LinkedIn Influencers series about how the "Lean…
Video: John Shook and the LEI #Lean Transformation Model
In a new video released by the Lean Enterprise Institute, CEO John Shook talks about a "Lean transformation" model.…
A “Lean Machine” – University of Dayton Uses Lean to Improve…
I have a warm place in my heart for Dayton, Ohio considering I was born there and lived in the area through…
Easier to Game the Numbers than Fix the System – in Education and Healthcare
I've cited his book before (including this post with an example from The Office)... Brian Joiner wrote, in his…
Visiting and Teaching at Ohio State – Meeting Archie Griffin, Reflecting on…
On Friday, I had a great opportunity to teach a class of healthcare professionals at the Master of Business…
“Why Charter Schools Work” – Questions of Autonomy,…
My mom is a retired public school elementary teacher, so I've heard plenty of stories about bad management…
Lean in the Livonia Public Schools
I grew up in Livonia, Michigan, where I was fortunate to have an outstanding public school education (without the…
Kaizen for Kids
Paul Akers, the President of FastCap is a great advocate for staff-driven kaizen (or improvement) ideas in the…
Help a Doctoral Student: Online Survey on Lean Diffusion
If you are in the midst of a Lean transformation and have some time, please take a look at this online survey from…
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…
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 author…
A Lean Guy Reads USA Today – NBA Unis and Teacher Merit Pay
It's time for a Lean Blog feature I haven't done in a while.... "A Lean Guy Reads _______". I've done this before…
LeanBlog Podcast #75 – Peter Ward, Lean Education Academic Network
Our guest today for Episode #75 is Peter T. Ward, a professor at Ohio State University's Fisher College Business…
LEI Education Network Conference
This year, the Lean Enterprise Institute is helping the MIT Lean Advancement Initiative's "EdNet" jointly host…
A Lean Simulation for Clemson Students
Clemson students learn by building a better clockThe article I've linked to above describes a hands-on simulation…