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.

Mistake Proofing the Home Alarm System

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As I've mentioned, my wife and I are in the process of moving from suburban Fort Worth to San Antonio. As we have potential...

Full “Healthcare Kaizen” Book Website Launches

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My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I did a soft launch a few weeks back, but we're happy to announce that the full website for...

Guest Post: Healthcare Kaizen in The Netherlands

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Mark's note: Thanks to Freek Dekker for this guest post. I met Freek at last year's Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, as he was part...

Preview of the KaiNexus iPhone App – making improvement easier, anywhere

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KaiNexus has an initial v 1.0 iPhone app that's about ready to be submitted to Apple! It's been an exciting past few months at KaiNexus,...

Staff Ideas Improving Freeman Health System

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I wish I had shared this story when the video was still available (not sure why the TV station pulled it down) -- in...

An Elegant Solution by Subtraction (From “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...
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