Tag: Kaizen

Weekend Fun: An Elegant Solution by Subtraction (“Parks & Recreation”)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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Our guest for episode #136 is Paul Akers, President of FastCap and author of the book 2 Second Lean. Here, we are talking about...
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