3 Strategies for #Lean Leaders Who Have No One to Lead
Mark's note: Today's post is by a new guest blogger, Paul Serafino. This initial post will be followed by a series…
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Resistance is Futile? Practical Change Techniques for All Levels of Your…
Mark's Note: This is the week my wife and I are physically moving from San Antonio to the DFW area, so thanks to…
Transparency in Healthcare: Patients *Can* Handle the Truth
Mark's Note: Here is another guest post from Drew Locher. I'm hoping that he'll contribute occasionally to the blog…
Case Study: Emergency Department (ED) Throughput Improvement Through Lean
Mark's Note: Today's guest post comes via my friends at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, who suggested…
The Biggest “Bang for Your Lean Buck?” Respecting Your People
Mark's note: Today's post is a guest contribution from Paul Critchley. Check out his previous posts here.
As…
Guest Post: Is Your Organization Practicing “Unlean Lean”?
Mark's note: Today's post is something that Drew Locher originally published in his email newsletter (sign up…
“We are not Toyota”
Mark's note: Today's guest post is a return visit by Gert Linthout, from Belgium. Gert and I were part of the same…
Are Lean and Green Really “Two Sides of the Same Coin?”
I used to like the slogan, “Lean and Green are two sides of the same coin.” I even used it as a tagline in…
The Ergonomics of Compliance
Many industries face the compliance conundrum. The compliance conundrum occurs when staying in regulatory…
Why is There a Scrap of Paper with “5S = Failure Pls address” on My…
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Paul Critchley and while it shares a story from a manufacturing company, I…
What Can a 10 Month Old Child Teach Us About Focus, Willpower… and Kaizen?
Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Gert Linthout, from Belgium. Gert and I were part of the same Lean healthcare…
Guest Post: “Do No Harm” – Patient Safety is Defined by Standard…
Mark's Note: I met today's guest blogger, Gus Lusack, when I was working with a hospital pathology department in…
The One Thing Lean Six Sigma Got Wrong About Lean?
Mark's Note: Today's post is by Erwin van der Koogh, who comes to us from Australia. The thoughts and opinions…
SAFETY – Question Your Assumptions
Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Brian Buck, a fellow lean healthcare practitioner who blogged until…
Guest Post: Organizations are Solving Problems; Are They Workarounds or Real…
Mark's note: Today's post is a guest post by my friend and colleague Isaac Mitchell. We've crossed paths at…
Guest Post: Standardized Work is for Leaders, Not Just Assembly Lines
Mark's note: Today's post is by David Meier, a former Toyota group leader, and co-author of the excellent books The…
Continuous Improvement of Learning: North East Shingo Conference 2014
Mark's note: Christina Kach is our guest blogger today, with a post about the recent North East Shingo Conference,…
Guest Post: Poka Yoke… When It’s Personal
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Chris Burnham. I invited him to write this after I saw him share his…