Tag: Funny
Weekend Fun: An Example of Poor Problem Solving
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
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
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...
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?
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
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
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”
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
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...
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
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?
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...