Leadership isn’t about titles, charisma, or quick decisions—it’s about creating systems where people can do their best work and continuously improve. This archive brings together blog posts, podcasts, and reflections on leadership through a Lean lens, drawing on ideas from Deming, Toyota, healthcare, and real-world management practice. The common theme: leaders shape culture, influence behavior, and own the systems that produce results—for better or worse.
I’m really excited to be hosting and moderating this webinar next week, the second in our new Value Capture Webinar series. The title is “Applications of Lean Leadership Methods in Home-Based Care.” It’s being presented by Cooper Linton, Associate Vice-President,…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #426 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John Gallagher, Founder and CEO of Growing Champions, LLC, an Executive Coach, Mentor, and Consultant. John was with Simpler Consulting for…
TL;DR: Dolphins gaming rewards illustrate a core Lean lesson: behavior follows system design. In organizations, quotas and incentives combined with fear lead to gaming the numbers–not real improvement. Leaders must fix systems, not blame people. Oh, how I enjoyed this…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #425 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Katie Anderson, who is joining us for the seventh time as a guest. Katie is, of course, the author of…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
Congratulations to my friend Karyn Ross on the release, today, of her new book: The Kind Leader: A Practical Guide to Eliminating Fear, Creating Trust, and Leading with Kindness I’ve ordered two copies — one for me and one to…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
I wrote a post for the Value Capture blog that I’d like to point you to: Should Our Health System Require Covid Vaccination of All Staff and Providers? The post starts: Many healthcare leaders are asking that question about vaccine…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more We’ve been on hiatus over the summer here, so I’ve taken a look back at some of the older episodes from the podcast archives, while being on a bit of a…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and leadership. Healthcare – Creating Value for…
