Tag: Failure

Failure is one of the most misunderstood concepts in Lean and continuous improvement. Leaders talk about learning, experimentation, and growth mindset--but in practice, early...

Alternate title: “Lean is an Integrated System. Of Course Just Implementing Pieces Leads to Failure.” Throughout the 10 years that I’ve been involved with Lean healthcare efforts, I’ve heard multiple stories of organizations that ended their formal Lean initiatives. They do so, as I’ve been told, because they need to cut costs...

I love the show "Silicon Valley" and I just "binge watched" all ten episodes of Season 2 while traveling home from vacation. A few...

Bessemer Venture Partners - The Anti Portfolio This post was originally written in 2006, but was updated in 2023 with an updated link and some...