Tag: Kaizen
KaiNexus Education Video #10: Improving Communication
About two years ago, we produced some short two- to three-minute education videos about Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement for KaiNexus. These were intended...
Homer Simpson Does Some Kaizen at Home and a Gemba Walk...
Recently, while watching part of The Simpsons marathon that aired on FXX, I was inspired to write this post: "Proof That Nelson from The...
Podcast #209 – George Friesen on Lean, Kaizen, and Idea Boards...
Listen
My guest for episode #209 is George Friesen, Business Practice Leader for Lean Transformations in the Workforce Solutions Group at St. Louis Community College.
In this episode, we...
New KaiNexus Education Videos – #9: Identify, Report, and Solve Small,...
About two years ago, we produced some short two- to three-minute education videos about Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement for KaiNexus. These were intended...
Video Interviews with Karl Wadensten and Paul Akers
Our theme this month on the KaiNexus blog is executive leadership. We are concluding that series with a new webinar that will be hosted...
Lean Healthcare Success in Minnesota – And One Off Base Op-Ed
Here's an article that summarizes the pocket of Lean healthcare activity in and around Winona and LaCrosse, Minnesota:
"Waste reduction: Area health systems embrace lean...
Turning “Waste” Into a Clever Acronym
I wrote about Kaizen the other day on LinkedIn and the first comment was from Dr. Leke Agbejule, BPharm, MSc, PharmD, from South Florida:
Very well said. As...
To Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement, Put Away the Gavel!
I am giving a new webinar on Wednesday, hosted by the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value (to promote a public registration workshop on Kaizen...
Proof That Nelson from The Simpsons is Not a Good Kaizen...
If you know me, you know I'm a huge fan of The Simpsons. The show has been on TV for 25 of my 40...
Are You Making Excuses or Solving Problems? [Video & Transcript]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g202QmfzpFo
Here is a 10-minute talk I gave at the 2014 Lean Transformation Summit. I'm introduced by Jim Womack and we do Q&A at the...
Kaizen: What if We Get Bad Ideas from Employees?
In our Healthcare Kaizen books, Joe Swartz and I have tried to make the case that the Kaizen style of continuous improvement isn't just a...
Read What This Hospital CEO Says on His Blog About Lean...
Hospital CEOs are busy people, to say the least, but a big part of their leadership role includes communication with employees, physicians, and the...