Tag: Lean Sigma

Podcast #384 — Craig Gygi on the “Truth About Data”

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Joining me today for Episode #384 of the podcast is Craig Gygi, co-author of the book Six Sigma for Dummies. He also managing principal...

Episode #5 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast (With Guest Host Paul...

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Hi, it's episode 5 of our "Lean Whiskey" podcast where we mostly talk about Lean and maybe chat just little bit about whiskey. Joining...

Webinar Recording: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement at a Community...

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I'm happy to be hosting, via KaiNexus, another free webinar. Click the link below to register: How One Community Hospital is Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement November 28 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET Presented by Mike McGowan, Director of Process Excellence at Marietta Memorial Hospital This post also includes thoughts from the KaiNexus community about challenges and barriers to improvement and innovation.

Variation in Definitions of #Lean (The Good, the Bad, and the...

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One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn't aways a consistent definition that's used by everybody. Some of the definitions are really bad....

I Was Asked to Share “Pet Peeves” About Lean (and Lean...

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Thanks to GoLeanSixSigma.com for asking me some questions for a discussion that they've posted on their website. On the pet peeves issue, I tried to address, in particular, some of the "Lean Sigma" stuff that I have blogged about here on this site...

Podcast #274 – Jay Arthur, “Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals”

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My guest for Episode #274 of the podcast is Jay Arthur, author of Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals: Improving Patient Safety, Patient Flow and the Bottom Line, Second Edition. To me, "Lean Sigma" is often a controversial topic... not because anything is wrong with Six Sigma…

Lean People Don’t Say Things Like “Idiot Proofing”

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I've long been skeptical of so-called "Lean Sigma" or "Lean Six Sigma." And not because I'm against Six Sigma statistical methods, which are valid...

Stuff I’m Reading May 2016: Bad Patient Experiences, Bad Workplaces &...

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As is often the case, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. This slows...

Another Conversation About L.A.M.E. and Lean in Manufacturing and Healthcare

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It's far too common to see somebody with just a little bit of understanding about Lean do things that really shouldn't be described as...

Parody Video: Keith Olber-Lean and the “Worst Persons in the Lean...

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In this post, I'll present a parody video of Keith Olbermann's "worst persons in the sports world" videos. I don't know how much overlap there...

The One Thing Lean Six Sigma Got Wrong About Lean?

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Mark's Note: Today's post is by Erwin van der Koogh, who comes to us from Australia. The thoughts and opinions here are his, although...

Throwback Thursday – “Lean Sigma” is Still Pretty Often Wrong on...

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Last weekend, at a patient safety conference, I heard a physician talk about "robust process improvement" and this, thankfully, included an endorsement of Lean...