Our Condo Maintenance Guy Gets the Point of 5S and Maximizing his Productivity
I got onto the elevator in the lobby of our condo building one day last week. Our building's maintenance guy was…
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Everyday Lean
Another Example of Small Steps as a Starting Point for Success
You might remember one of my favorite podcasts was with Dr. Bob Maurer of UCLA, author of two great books on the…
How to Weigh Yourself Everyday Without Freaking Out About Every Small Change
When we started the new year, many of us make a weight loss resolution (see my article on resolutions via "The…
Everyday Lean: Error Proofing the Hot Pan in the Oven
It's a short blog post today due to too much time being consumed with travel delays and airline customer service…
Personal Kaizen: The Elliptical, My iPhone, and Focus
I like to exercise, and it's important to me and my health. I've never been a runner (bad knees), so I prefer…
Kaizen Upon Kaizen: My Online Meeting Scheduling System
Reminder: Today is the last day to enter the giveaway contest that's giving away a set of two books: My book…
Webinar Preview: Jess Orr on Applying Hoshin Kanri to Your Personal Improvement
Happy New Year! It's a time of year when we think about improvement and goals for the year. We do this in our…
Free Webinar: How to Use A3 Thinking in Everyday Life
This Thursday, we'll be hosting a webinar presented by a former Toyota engineer, Jess Orr. She will be sharing…
Using a Checklist is Better Than Reprimanding Someone and Saying…
I bet the company that services my pool was surprised that I had a checklist-related process improvement suggestion…
Improving Thanksgiving Dinner Operations
It's almost Thanksgiving here in the United States, so I'll be taking the rest of the week off from the blog to…
The Need for Standardized Work When Ordering Whiskey
Ah, whiskey. I like whiskey. I’m not afraid to say that. I’ve blogged about whiskey (or whisky) once before: Why…
Information Deficits, Visual Indicators, Error Proofing, and Payment Terminals
Gwendolyn Galsworth is a leading thinker and author on Lean and various aspects of "visuality." One thing she talks…
Kaizen Hints from Heloise, or, If Kaizen is Common Sense, Why Isn’t It More…
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…
Lean in the Kitchen; Weekend Urgent Care
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…
My Personal Kaizen on Scheduling Meetings – Fewer Emails and Less Time
One of the key aspects of the Kaizen process is that we SHARE completed improvements with others. That's a key…
Misplaced Milkshake Blenders & Unclear Water Dispensers
Last week was the annual LEI Lean Transformation Summit (see my notes here).
There were many inspiring…
Lean: DO Try This at Home
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is from a colleague I have worked with before on a hospital project. Bernita and I…
Ten “Everyday Lean” Examples of Creativity over Capital
There's a fun post on Lifehacker with photos of (and links to details on) ten clever household "hacks."
In the…