Tag: Leadership

Our guest today for Episode 347 is Brad Parsons, the CEO of NEA Baptist, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. NEA Baptist is a 228-bed hospital and...

This article made me smile the other day -- especially the comments about Lean, front-line staff, and systems: Q & A with Art Gianelli, president...

General Jim Mattis has been making the rounds to talk about his new book that is out today: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead. "Learning...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients The last place I want to receive care is the hospital.  There are innumerable advantages to being treated in...

Joining me for Episode 346 of the podcast is Mark Ryan, a Transformation Coach and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at Franciscan Health. Mark will...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients An experienced doctor in Toronto caused harm, operated without consent, and intimidated staff for years.  A disturbing but unsurprising...

After the last episode with guest host Paul Critchley, I'm once again joined by Jamie Flinchbaugh for another "Lean Whiskey" podcast. In Episode 6 of...

Recently, KaiNexus and I hosted another webinar in our free series and I hope you were able to join us. Taryn Davis, of the firm...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients In 2008, I worked at a hospital when, during an Executive meeting, an Executive suggested that patients are sometimes harmed...

Hi All - Summer in Manitoba requires part-time work, as the precious weeks of glorious weather need to be savoured and stored up for...

Regular readers will realize I've been away from the blog a lot this month. I was fortunate to get away for two weeks of...

Here is an article that caught my eye recently, from HBR: "How One Health System Overcame Resistance to a Surgical Checklist" Seeing the word "resistance" always...