Tag: Kaizen

Kaizen: Daily Improvement, Learning, and Leadership in Practice

Kaizen is often misunderstood as small ideas or isolated improvement events. In practice, Kaizen is a daily, people-centered approach to learning and improving work—supported by leadership, good systems, and psychological safety. This archive brings together blog posts, podcasts, and real-world examples of Kaizen in action, across healthcare and other industries, with a consistent focus on leadership behaviors, respect for people, and learning from problems rather than hiding them.

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 13, 2024

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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: May 3, 2024

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From 2012: Kaizen on the Boeing 737 Line (Lean and Continuous...

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2024 Preface: I'm re-posting this blog post from 2012 about Lean at Boeing. The WSJ headline emphasizes "speed up," but that could be the...

Looking Ahead to Greg Jacobson’s Keynote at the HSPI Conference

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As a previous keynote speaker at this event, and as a friend and colleague of KaiNexus CEO Dr. Greg Jacobson, I was very excited...

Habits, Continuous Improvement, and the Latest at KaiNexus: Greg Jacobson

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for this bonus episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gregory H. Jacobson,...

Lean Management Meets Tech: Theodo Group’s Success Story with Catherine Chabiron...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #495 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Catherine Chabiron and Fabrice...

2024: A Leap Year of Transformation – Elevate Your Continuous Improvement...

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Happy New Year! As advocates of Kaizen, the philosophy and practice of continuous improvement, we recognize the value of each new year. We value...

CEO Larry Culp’s Vision: Building a Lean Culture at General Electric

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I was surprised that GEO CEO Larry Culp's opening remarks weren't shared in the YouTube recordings from the GE Lean Mindset event held in...

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: August 11th, 2023

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In Memoriam: Masaaki Imai, “The Father of KAIZEN™” and Continuous Improvement

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I was saddened to learn today that Masaaki Imai, whose work on Kaizen and continuous improvement influenced organizations around the world, passed away, as...

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 16th, 2023

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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 2nd, 2023

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