Tag: Leadership
Weekend Fun: “The Onion” on a Really Subtle Bad Boss
It's been a crazy week, so I was in the mood for a good chuckle... and the fake news site "The Onion" delivered in...
AME Spring Conference: Art Byrne
Like yesterday's "live blog" post about the Autoliv talk, I also wrote this post as Art Byrne talked, but held it for publication today....
Podcast #172 – Jerry Bussell, Anatomy of a Lean Leader and...
Joining me for episode #172 is Jerry Bussell, previously a guest on episode #137. Today, we're talking about his recent book, Anatomy of a...
Len Berry on The Promise of Lean in Healthcare and Lessons...
Joining me for Episode #169 is Leonard L. Berry, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Marketing in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. We...
Kaizen Questions… What If?
When I talk to people about the Kaizen approach to continuous improvement, with my consulting hat on or in my role with KaiNexus, I...
Society for Health Systems Conference – Roger Gerard, ThedaCare
Saturday at the Society for Health Systems conference, included an excellent keynote address from Roger Gerard, from the ThedaCare health system, co-author with Dr....
Did Deming Really Say ‘Survival Is Not Mandatory’? A Lean Perspective
Don't threaten people with this quote...
One of the more popular email-signature quotes I still see--especially among Lean practitioners--is this supposed gem from Dr. W....
John Toussaint on Shifting from White Coat Leadership
Here is a short video clip from 2009... Dr. John Toussaint talking about the need to shift away from "White Coat Leadership" to Lean...
The Best Time to Start Kaizen is Today, Don’t Wait Until...
I've been talking to a lot of healthcare organizations about Kaizen and continuous improvement. There are many organizations embracing the methods that Joe Swartz...
Expanding Your Circle of Trust, Er, Learning
My reader survey (with prizes) is still open through Friday.
I recently stumbled across the movie Meet the Fockers on TV recently and was...
Dr. Richard Zarbo’s Talk at the Lab Quality Confab
Don't forget my reader survey - share your feedback and have a chance at some great prizes.
In November, I blogged about a panel at...
John Toussaint, Mayo Proceedings, on “The Promise of Lean in Health...
As he mentioned on his blog, John Toussaint has co-authored a piece that was published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings:
"The Promise of Lean in...
