Everyday Lean

It's almost Thanksgiving here in the United States, so I'll be taking the rest of the week off from the blog to…

Ah, whiskey. I like whiskey. I’m not afraid to say that. I’ve blogged about whiskey (or whisky) once before: Why…

Gwendolyn Galsworth is a leading thinker and author on Lean and various aspects of "visuality." One thing she talks…

I'm a big nerd in that I love reading newspapers basically cover to cover. I'm a nerd in many ways, I guess. You…

I hope y'all had a nice Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S. It's a global audience for the blog, but I had the…

One of the key aspects of the Kaizen process is that we SHARE completed improvements with others. That's a key…

Last week was the annual LEI Lean Transformation Summit (see my notes here). There were many inspiring stories,…

Mark's Note: Today's guest post is from a colleague I have worked with before on a hospital project. Bernita and I…

There's a fun post on Lifehacker with photos of (and links to details on) ten clever household "hacks." In the…

After the nice response to Lean Hospitals and  Healthcare Kaizen, I often get asked, "So, what's your next book…

Here in New Orleans, there was a problem with the city water today and there's a 24-hour "boil water" order in…

I saw this at an office supply store today (but didn't buy it). For all of the coffee making problems I have,…

Hat tip to Bob Emiliani (a Lean Blog sponsor) for pointing out this article a while back: "Case in Point: Avoiding…

It's been a month now since my wife and I moved to San Antonio. I've been on the road most or all of the last four…

As I've mentioned, my wife and I are in the process of moving from suburban Fort Worth to San Antonio. As we have…

As I lighten my workload a bit during my "Blog Break" in preparation for my family's move to San Antonio, I…

Continuing this first week of the year's theme of using Lean principles to improve our lives, I'm going to write…