Tag: Funny
Gemba Claus Is Comin’ to Town: A Lean Christmas Song Parody
TL;DR: A Lean-themed Christmas song parody that mixes kaizen, gemba, and holiday humor--just for fun, and maybe a little reflection.
Here's a musical holiday treat...
Ghosts, Zombies, and Frankenstein Processes: A Lean Halloween Reflection
tl;dr: Halloween might be about ghosts, zombies, and monsters -- but those same creatures sometimes show up in our organizations all year long. They...
From Stopwatch to Sticky Notes: My 30-Year Lean Journey in Action...
Lately, I've been enjoying the creativity of those AI-generated "action figure career meme" images floating around social media. That got me thinking... what would...
Why Blame Fails–and How Learning Cultures Turn Mistakes Into Improvement
TL;DR: Blame shuts down learning and drives mistakes underground. High-performing organizations move beyond "who's at fault" and focus on understanding systems, building psychological safety,...
Lost in Translation: Does Lean Jargon Hinder Communication and Clarity?
Does jargon--or Japanese terms like 'Hoshin Kanri'--get in the way of clear communication in your organization?
It reminds me of the classic Saturday Night Live...
Throwback Thursday: The Suggestion Box is Dead, with a New Obituary
As a Throwback Thursday, I'm sharing this webinar that I did back in 2012, as hosted by Karen Martin:
https://www.leanblog.org/2013/02/healthcare-kaizen-suggestion-box-dead
On this theme of "The Suggestion...
A Look Back at LeanBlog April Fools’ Pranks, Including Wii Lean...
2024 Update: A new April Fool's Post for KaiNexus... or is it?
The Rediscovered Origins of KaiNexus: A 1980s Video Game
The Full Collection of Previous...
A Modern Version of Lucy and the Chocolate Factory — But...
I bet many of you know the famous "Chocolate Factory" scene from the TV classic "I Love Lucy." Even if you're too young to...
The Book “Rivethead” and GM’s Demeaning “Quality Cat” Mascot
I've updated and am republishing an old 2005 blog post that I wrote about a former GM assembly worker, Ben Hamper, who has some...
Looking for Waste and Bad Process at the Order Grill from...
I love the show "Portlandia" and I also love the "Toast Kaizen" video. I bet the latter is more well known and is more...
Look Out! That ‘Out of Control’ Chart Might Not Be What...
Here's the latest cartoon collaboration with a skilled artist and medical assistant, Carrie Schurman (see past cartoons). You can find her on Twitter as @carrieschurman.
The idea for this cartoon came from Maggie Millard, the director of marketing at KaiNexus. Maggie has learned about Process Behavior Charts from me and some of the stories are incorporated into my book Measures of Success.
What does this "out of control chart" look like and why did it make me chuckle?
2018 Lean Healthcare Draft – Mock Draft Projections and Exclusive Fake...
Tonight is the start of the NFL Draft, which almost gets as much coverage nowadays as a Presidential election.
Can you imagine if CNBC and other TV channels spent as much time focusing on which Lean Healthcare prospects would be "drafted" from our leading universities and medical schools?
Here is our exclusive and official Lean Blog mock draft, featuring picks from our Lean Healthcare draft expert, Mel Kaizen, Jr.
