Tag: LEI

From Workshop Discussion at LEI – What Lean Is and What...

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The last two days, I've been facilitating my LEI workshop called "Key Concepts of Lean in Healthcare." We had a great group and had a...

Reminder: Free Lean Leadership Webinar at 2 PM EDT Today, “On...

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Join the co-authors of the book "On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the Industry", John Toussaint MD and Roger Gerard...

Who Coined the Term “Lean”? And Where is He Today?

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People often ask "So where did the term 'lean' come from?" It didn't come from Toyota. And the term isn't an acronym (so no...

John Shook to Replace Jim Womack as CEO of Lean Enterprise...

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By now, you may have read the news release and/or e-letter (scroll way down) from the Lean Enterprise Institute that announces founder and chairman...

Recording – Talking About Lean Healthcare on BlogTalkRadio

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Updated: an embedded player with the recording my appearance can be found at the bottom of this post. I appeared on Steve Wilson's live internet...

Jim Womack: “Tipping Point” for Lean Healthcare?

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I'm still catching up on things I wanted to blog about related to our Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit that we held June 9 and...

Guest Post: Linking the Lean Enterprise

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Mark's note: Today's guest blogger is Jim Huntzinger, the organizer of many topical Lean Summits including Lean Accounting, Training Within Industry, and Lean and...

Guest Post: The Role of Middle Management in Toyota or a...

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Mark's note: Today is the first of a series of guest posts that will appear over the next two weeks from a variety of...

1st Day of Lean Healthcare Summit & “On The Mend” Available...

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We had an amazing first day at the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit here in Orlando. We have 260 Lean healthcare leaders, including about 30...

ThedaCare, Lean, and Primary Care in the News

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ThedaCare, the health system in Wisconsin, often gets a lot of attention for the Lean improvements in their four hospitals, but they are also...

Dr. Brent James at the Shingo Conference, Part 2 – His...

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Last week, I published Part 1 of my notes about a breakfast talk by Dr. Brent James at the Shingo Prize Conference. https://www.leanblog.org/2010/05/notes-from-dr-brent-james-at-the-shingo-prize-part-1/ One of the...

Update on WIHI, “On the Mend” and the LEI Healthcare Summit

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I wanted to post a few updates about some efforts related to the Lean Enterprise Institute: WIHI audio session on lean healthcare today 4 PM...