If You’re Going to Visit the Gemba, Your Mindsets and Behaviors…
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Gemba Claus is Comin’ to Town! [Song]
Here's a musical holiday treat for my regular Lean Blog readers and podcast listeners, a song parody, originally…
When the Chef Goes and Sees (Well, Tastes) the Problem
A few years ago, my wife and I went to a highly-regarded (and oft-recommended) restaurant in the Orlando area (our…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 20, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
It's been 20 years since To Err is Human, the seminal…
“We Have Gotten Too Far From our People and the Core Processes They Perform…
Mark's Note: Today's post is written by Ken Segel, the managing director of Value Capture, LLC. This is the first…
Lessons from Tesla “Schooling” Toyota: Did You Get the Memo?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been quoted as saying he will "school Toyota on Lean manufacturing."
OK, let's take…
How to Go From Analytical Wonk to “Process Improvement” Coach
As you might know, I have always enjoyed baseball and like blogging about ideas and statistics that come from the…
The WSJ Overgeneralizes about The “Japanese Model,” Not All Companies…
Not all Japanese companies are the same. "Lean isn't easy" if you're a Japanese company. Toyota has created…
Eisenhower on Leadership, Sounds like a Lean Thinker to Me
You might think that "command and control" leadership styles are a thing of the past. But, old habits die slowly…
An Unexpected Champagne Cork “Chart”
Last month, my wife and I had a chance for a week's vacation in Europe. As I've blogged about before, we enjoy…
Clearing the Lean Blog Backlog: Lemmings, Change, Lean, & Leadership
Cleaning out the backlog of stuff I wanted to blog about...
Not Being Lean Lemmings; Why Best Practices Don't…
Aim for “Effectiveness” in Your Gemba Walks, Not…
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Does Being Giddy With Knowledge About Wine or Lean Cause Problems?
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I enjoy "gemba visits" (of sorts) to wineries and vacations…
From Kaizen Live! 2016: Gemba Walk Dos and Don’ts for Leaders
Mischelle McMillin, from Franciscan St. Francis Health, shares “dos and don’ts” for leaders going out to the…
Visiting the Gemba & Seeing a Growing Culture of Continuous Improvement at…
Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center …
Guest Post: Tom Brady (TB12) – Lean Thinker
Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new guest contributor, Tom Gormley. I first met Tom back in 2009 or 2010 when…
What Do You (or Your ______) Like or Dislike Most About Your Hospital?
This article caught my eye at Becker's Hospital Review:
We asked 13 physicians what they really think of their…
Meet a Lean Blog Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply; Their “Gemba”…
Thanks to the team at Creative Safety Supply for their sponsorship of LeanBlog.org. They've been running ads in the…