Tag: Everyday Lean

I try not to use the word "Lean" as an adjective that means "better." We see this a lot online, the so-called "Lean boarding...

When I first learned about "wireless" charging for devices like my iPhone, I was a skeptic. "How hard is it to connect a charging cable?,"...

Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #408 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Katie Labedz,...

Many of you have asked if I'm at the AME Conference this week in Chicago. I am not, as I had a previous invitation...

It's two episodes in a row with Jamie Flinchbaugh, as we're both back for Episode #7 of the Lean Whiskey podcast. This Sunday, I'll...

tl;dr: A small personal annoyance led me through an informal PDSA cycle and revealed how flawed mental models and vague "standardized work" can create...

I got onto the elevator in the lobby of our condo building one day last week. Our building's maintenance guy was already on there...

You might remember one of my favorite podcasts was with Dr. Bob Maurer of UCLA, author of two great books on the Kaizen style...

TL;DR: Daily weight changes are mostly noise, not signals. By understanding normal variation--using Process Behavior Charts--you can weigh yourself regularly without overreacting, panicking, or...

It's a short blog post today due to too much time being consumed with travel delays and airline customer service incompetence the last two...

I like to exercise, and it's important to me and my health. I've never been a runner (bad knees), so I prefer using an...

A key Kaizen principle is continually improving through incremental improvements. When we use a Kaizen process to improve our work, we're not likely to...