Tag: Healthcare

Almost 17 Years Later: Reflections on Lean Hospitals and the Journey...

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It's hard to believe, but it's been almost 17 years since the first edition of Lean Hospitals was published--an effort that eventually received the...

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: July 11, 2025

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Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...

Feedback Theater: Going Through the Motions Without Meaning It

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I recently had an annual wellness exam through a hospital system's primary care group. Everything went well and I had a good experience. Even...

Transforming Healthcare: Ken Segel on Lean, Shingo, and Operating Systems

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #530 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ken Segel, Co-Founder and...

This Week’s Medical Mistakes from Around the World: Asking “Why?” Instead...

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Each week, I keep an eye out for stories that help us learn--and teach--about the systemic nature of mistakes in healthcare. Well, actually Google...

What Visiting Japan Taught Me About Leadership–And What Healthcare Can Learn

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This October, I'll be returning to Japan for another Lean healthcare study trip--my seventh time overall and my fifth healthcare-focused visit. With each visit, I...

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 13, 2025

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Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...

Are Japanese Hospitals More Lean? What Global Healthcare Leaders Can Learn...

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When people hear I'm leading another Lean Healthcare study trip to Japan, they often ask: "Are Japanese hospitals more Lean than American hospitals?" It's a fair...

Lean Isn’t About Cutting Heads — It’s About Growing People

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One of the most important, and most misunderstood, principles in Lean thinking is this: Lean is not a cost-cutting strategy. Lean is a people-development strategy. If...

Go and See to Learn: Why Catalysis Healthcare Site Visits Still...

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Years ago (going back to 2009), I was fortunate to play a role in something special: the healthcare site visit program run by Catalysis....

Inside the Lean Healthcare Accelerator Experience: Japan Insights with Dave Fitzpatrick

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #527 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dave Fitzpatrick, co-founder of...

Join Me in Japan: A Lean Healthcare Accelerator Experience This October

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Since 2012, I've had the opportunity to visit Japan six times, each trip a deep learning experience--rich with lessons about Lean, Kaizen, leadership, culture,...
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