#Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes
Lean can be very fragile. History shows that Lean can fall apart even in an organization that is years into a "Lean…
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Variation in Definitions of #Lean (The Good, the Bad, and the Different)
One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn't aways a consistent definition that's used by everybody. Some…
#TBT: What CFO Magazine Wrote About #Lean in 2009
I first blogged about this article back in 2009 and it's still online:
"Keen to Be Lean"
The sub headline talks…
Throwback Thursday: Be Lean, not L.A.M.E.
Today's post is a throwback to an essay that I originally wrote for the excellent book Lean-Led Hospital Design:…
10 Ways That Lean Concepts Respect & Support Healthcare Staff
Lean provides a philosophy and a management model that should be nothing but good for staff and patients. The idea…
Podcast #177 – Bob Emiliani, Nobody Is Exempt From Improvement
My guest for Podcast #177 is a returning guest, Bob Emiliani. In this episode, we're talking about one…
Lean is Patient, Lean is Kind
Today I'm linking to a guest post that I wrote for my friend Marc Rouppe van der Voort who works at St.…
Toyota’s Lean Philosophy: Understanding the Role of Respect for People in…
A principle that has been often discussed (and hopefully practiced) in the Lean community over the past few…
“L.A.M.E.” in the News; These Three Articles Get Lean Wrong
As the creator of the admittedly awkward L.A.M.E. acronym (meaning Lean As Mistakenly Explained or Lean As…
“Living Lean” Vignette – Good Illustration or a Bit of a…
Interesting article here: "Case in Point: Avoiding martial-arts moves by 'pulling the Andon cord'" that was in the…
Podcast #132 – Bob Emiliani, Virginia Mason Visits Wiremold [With…
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A returning guest for episode #132, we are joined by author and professor Bob…
Bob Emiliani’s Videos from Virginia Mason’s Visit to Wiremold in 2001
Today, I'm sharing a link to some videos our good friend Bob Emiliani has uncovered and posted on his website.…
Of Blogs and Books (or from Solo to Silo); The Need for Lean in Publishing
As a kid, I always enjoyed writing and, at one point, dreamed of being a baseball beat writer, like the father of…
Fox News Channel Understands “Lean” Better than the WSJ
On Friday, there was yet another Wall Street Journal article about Lean (fixating as they always do on the "Just In…
How to Make Oatmeal (or Lean)… Wrong
Is oatmeal good for you? It generally is.... well, unless it isn't. Oatmeal can lower your cholesterol, is full of…
Why Nurses Should Reject “LAME” and Demand Lean
There's a long-standing argument that I've been dragged into with a group that calls itself "new systems thinkers."…
Lean Healthcare Overview Article in CFO Mag
Keen to Be Lean - CFO Magazine - December 2009 Issue - CFO.com
I'll share the above link with little commentary…
LeanBlog Podcast #77 – Bob Emiliani, Principles of Mass and Flow Production
A returning guest (episodes #30, #38, and #48), Bob Emiliani is again featured in episode #77 of the LeanBlog…