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Lean and Mean

These Primary Care Improvements Don’t Sound “Mean” to Me

Mark Graban May 13, 2010 2

Here's yet another article with the lazy "Lean and Mean" cliche' in the headline: "Make Your Physician Practice a…

Mark Graban Oct 6, 2008 0

Hospital management to become lean and meanHere's an article from a Thailand newspaper, where the "Lean and Mean"…

Mark Graban Aug 22, 2008 2

Leaner and meaner - the way forward?Ah, the old easy "leaner and meaner" cliche'. Such an easy fallback for editors…

Mark Graban May 6, 2008 0

Health Care: Loving Lean -- Seattle Business MonthlyIt's so nice to see a Lean overview article, yet alone Lean…

Mark Graban Apr 8, 2008 1

Leaner, but Not Meaner | workforce.comIt's always nice to see a headline NOT using the cute (but usually…

Mark Graban Dec 27, 2006 1

For a lean, mean machineHere's another journalistically-lazy reference to "lean and mean," this time in an…

Mark Graban Sep 26, 2006 5

Lean and mean manufacturing - 9/26/2006 - Modern Materials Handling When I see "mean" in a headline, it's…

Mark Graban Jul 6, 2006 9

TIME.com: Lean and Mean -- Jul 10, 2006 -- Page 1 So the article isn't as bad as I thought given the headline. A…

Mark Graban Jul 6, 2006 1

TIME.com: Lean and Mean -- Jul 10, 2006 -- Page 1I haven't had time to read this yet, but I'll invite your…