Tag: Leadership
Do Good Coaches Brush Off Feedback from the Team as Whining?
I got a question via Twitter yesterday from somebody who asked how to help production operators make the case to supervisors that their kaizen...
Sorry I Can’t Help You, Mr. Customer – It’s Against the...
It's sort of cliche' to complain about long lines at the U.S. Post Office , along with generally surly or disinterested employees.
My buddy John...
Podcast #109, Jim Morgan of Ford Motor – Lean Product Development
Episode #109 is a discussion with Jim Morgan, Director, Global Body Exterior and Stamping Business Unit Engineering, Ford Motor Company. We will be talking...
Reader Question: Support and “First Responders” for Healthcare Professionals
Here is a new reader question from Steve Palmreuter in Michigan. He raises a topic that I've been thinking about lately, so I'm happy...
Daniel H. Pink Discusses the Intersection of Lean Methodology and Motivation...
Episode #107 is something I've been looking forward to for some time now - an interview with Dan Pink, the author of some outstanding...
G.E. Rediscovers the Value in Providing Real Value to Manufacturing Customers
I'll apologize if today's post seems off-topic to my healthcare readers, but I have to share a link to a Sunday New York Times...
Reader Question: When the Stated Values Don’t Match Daily Reality
I received a question from a reader, a retiree from a manufacturing company who is now a volunteer for a healthcare organization. We have...
Notes From My First Day at #IHI 2011
This is just my second time attending the annual Institute for Healthcare Improvement annual forum - one of about 6,000 medical professionals, leaders, and...
Hoarders and Stashers? Ask Why…
Short post today, but a simple message, I think. One of the best lessons I've learned about Lean management is about the need to...
Tampa Bay Business Journal Features Lean at Moffitt Cancer Center
The full article requires a subscription, but John Toussaint and I were each quoted in this article from last Friday: "Toyota techniques drive profit,...
$500k in Stimulus Money for Lean Healthcare Training – Then What?
This headline jumped out at me: "Local hospital receives $500,000 to train workers."
What also jumped out at me, in the article, is that the...
A Brief Video Look into Lean at VIBCO
I may have shared this video before, but it's worth taking a quick video peek into one of my favorite companies - VIBCO. When...