Tag: Kaizen
Weekend Fun: An Elegant Solution by Subtraction (“Parks & Recreation”)
Our good friend Matt May (see posts and podcasts about him here) has a new book coming out in October, The Laws of Subtraction:...
Weekend Fun: Where Good Ideas Go to Die
There's a funny cartoon over at ONEFTE.com about suggestions and employee ideas. The post is titled "Where good ideas go to die." One time...
My Conference Kaizen
I spent Monday and Tuesday in lovely Phoenix at the ASQ Lean and Six Sigma annual conference. I saw many friends there, including Karen...
Marketing Flyer for Upcoming “Healthcare Kaizen” Book
We are still working on rounds of editing in advance of publication, but here is a marketing flyer for our upcoming book Healthcare Kaizen.
The...
Upcoming Lean Speaking Engagements – Las Vegas and Phoenix
I'll be attending and speaking at three public events in the next few months, twice in Las Vegas and once in Phoenix. Hope to...
Paul Akers Q&A On Incentives & Rewards for Kaizen
It's time for another reader question - this time, it was a question that came in via Twitter. It was right on point with...
“Kaizen!” Mention on “Parks & Rec”
Catching up on an episode of the NBC show "Parks & Recreation" from a few weeks back, Rob Lowe's character is talking about going...
Probably NOT a Good Example of Kaizen in this Picture
While this photo looks like a dangerous situation, I guess we can call it a light-hearted look at a questionable improvement, via the wonderful...
Video: Salem Health CEO & Senior Leaders Comments About Visiting Japan
As described on the YouTube page for this video, a group of Salem Hospital (Oregon) staff members (senior leaders, front-line staff, clinicians) visited Japan...
A Reinforcing Loop of Kaizen and Respect
We are going through the editing and typesetting process for our upcoming book Healthcare Kaizen this week.
After not really looking at the manuscript for...
KaiNexus Education Video #5 – Moving Beyond Suggestion Boxes
Here is the fifth in our series of short, simple Kaizen education videos from KaiNexus, a software startup where I am on the management team....
How Paul Akers Built a Culture of Daily Improvement with 2...
Our guest for episode #136 is Paul Akers, President of FastCap and author of the book 2 Second Lean.
Here, we are talking about...