Tag: Healthcare Kaizen
“The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen” Coming Soon – Preview a...
Joe Swartz and I are building upon our well-received (and Shingo Research Award winning) book Healthcare Kaizen with a new special edition aimed at...
Video about “Healthcare Kaizen” at Franciscan St. Francis Health System
Below is a very nice video that was produced by Franciscan St. Francis Health System, the organization where my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz...
Shingo Research Award for “Healthcare Kaizen”!
My co-author Joe Swartz and I are happy to announce that our book Healthcare Kaizen was named a recipient of the prestigious Shingo Professional...
“Healthcare Kaizen” Public Workshop – June 25, Dallas / Fort Worth
I first held a public registration workshop based on the book "Healthcare Kaizen" in Denver last month. I'm going to repeat the workshop in...
How Hospitals Use Kaizen Idea Boards to Drive Daily Improvement
I saw some posters and presentations at the recent Society for Health Systems conference that include some nice examples of this approach from organizations including the Indianapolis VA, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, and Norwalk Hospital...
Does Al Qaeda Do a Better Job of Sharing Kaizen Ideas...
I saw an interesting article in The Telegraph: "Revealed: al-Qaeda's 22 tips for dodging drones."
Apparently, the Al Qaeda terror network is responding to the...
Healthcare Kaizen vs. Suggestion Boxes: Why Continuous Improvement Requires Leadership
Suggestion boxes rarely lead to meaningful change because ideas disappear into slow, opaque processes. Healthcare Kaizen works because leaders and frontline staff collaborate to...
Announcing a “Healthcare Kaizen” Workshop in Denver, April 11
I'm going to be in Denver to participate in a "lean healthcare" panel on April 12 through the Colorado Healthcare Strategy & Management group.
While...
Start the New Year with “The Spirit of Kaizen” (Small Baby...
As we enter the new year, it's a great time to reflect back on 2012 - what worked and what didn't work... what do...
5 Questions on “Healthcare Kaizen”
Thanks to my friend Matt May (check out his new book The Laws of Subtraction) for hosting "5 Questions" about my latest book Healthcare...
Kaizen vs. the Suggestion Box: Why Employee Engagement Requires Leadership, Not...
Suggestion boxes collect ideas--but Kaizen builds capability. In this short video, I explain why continuous improvement depends on leadership behaviors, not passive systems.
The Lean...
Two Blog Posts About “Healthcare Kaizen”
Here are two blog posts that my co-author, Joe Swartz, and I were very happy to see about our book Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line...
