Tag: Funny

Weekend Fun: An Example of Poor Problem Solving

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Here's a funny ESPN commercial featuring PGA golfer Rickie Fowler. Fowler is pouring coffee, yet he makes some bad assumptions about which coffee is decaf...

Parody Video: So God Made a Quality Manager

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Kudos to Mike Micklewright  for putting together this clever parody of the Chrysler ad that aired during the Super Bowl - Paul Harvey's "So...

Song Parody: You Say You Want a Kaizen Culture

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With apologies to The Beatles and Dr. John Toussaint: "Kaizen Culture" (sung to "Revolution" by The Beatles)   You say you want a kaizen culture Well, you know We...

“I Don’t Always Ask Why, But When I Do, I Ask...

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Last year, when Lean Memes were all the rage (or at least it was fun for a weekend), I had an artist create this...

The 9th Type of #Lean Waste – Tape?

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I was preparing for the Gemba Academy webinar that I'm doing next Tuesday (you can still sign up) on:  Stories about the Eight Types of...

Dr. Deming, Stand Up Comedian

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There is a wonderful two-hour video of Dr. W. Edwards Deming addressing a university in Connecticut back in 1990. There's so much wisdom in...

Updated – Weekend Fun: Political Parody Ad & Rebuttal

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I don't know about you, but I'm sick of politics. I try to be an engaged citizen... but both parties drive me nuts. The...

Weekend Fun: GMBP’s “WIP IT”

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Ah, the perks of subscribing to the GBMP's YouTube channel... this might be basically a world premiere, breaking news video release. I *never* thought I'd...

Weekend Fun: How “Toast Kaizen” Should Have Ended

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I've probably seen the "Current Condition" portion of the fantastic "Toast Kaizen" DVD  (from GBMP) more than a hundred times over the past seven...

When 5S Goes Wrong: A Hilarious (and Cringe-worthy) Office Fiasco Caught...

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You might also have seen the first video animation that I did last week about the waste of getting new recycling bins. I've created a new video that shows what a "bad office 5S" scene might look like... something that's "L.A.M.E." not Lean.

Weekend Fun: 30 Rock Mocks GE’s Manufacturing Reshoring

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One of the things I love about the NBC show "30 Rock" is the way is skewers GE culture (such as its past mocking...

94% of Problems Are Really Caused By… Chuck Norris?

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Since the webinar I'm doing later today for Gemba Academy (Using SPC to Make Better Management Decisions) allows me to cite the late great...