Tag: Kaizen
Nice Quote
Heard a great comment today:"Suggestions are things somebody else should do. Ideas are things that I can do."Maybe that is why Norman Bodek's books...
Toyota to Pay for Kaizen OT in Japan
asahi.com article - ENGLISHInteresting article from Japan...Toyota's 40,000 factory workers in Japan are all engaged in kaizen, or continuous improvement, as a core part...
Airline Kaizen – Action, not Whining
My Way News - Airlines slow down flights to save on fuelI'm just thrilled anytime I see an example of an airline making a...
Meeting Norman Bodek for the First Time; Healthcare and Mistakes
Last week, I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Norman Bodek in person for the first time. After all of our podcasts and...
Lean Blog Podcast #40 – An Anonymous UAW Retiree Who is...
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Here is LeanBlog Podcast #40, an interview with a retired UAW/GM employee who wishes to remain anonymous, at this point. We have traded many...
Who Is Making Sure Things Work?
Hamilton Beach HDC100B Pourover Pod Brewer
Sorry for the blog downtime the past few days. I had a great weekend back in my old hometown,...
Kaizen Events Aren’t Enough
Are Rapid Improvement Events enough? | Lean HealthcareI don't have anything against Kaizen Events (often called "RIE" or "Rapid Improvement Events" in healthcare). They...
A Peek, Of Sorts, Into Starbucks’ Operations
Starbucks Gossip Blog - Open ThreadStarbucks Replaces CEO with ChairmanI've posted about Starbucks before - I believe they have people at headquarters learning about...
A New Turn of An Old Phrase
"Use our minds first, not our money" | DailyKaizenI like the phrase, above, that Lee Fried used at the DailyKaizen blog. I think I...
You Can’t Force Suggestions
There was a question on the NWLean email list about suggestions, in the context of The Idea Generator: Quick and Easy Kaizen, reading in...
"Not Conducive to Suggestions"
My ears always perk up when I hear the word "suggestions." Again, it was in a football context. But unlike the ASU Sun...
The Many Errors in Thinking About Mistakes
Article - New York TimesHere's a really interesting article that talks about our attitudes about mistakes. In the Toyota mindset, mistakes are something to...
