Tag: Mistake-Proofing

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #510 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Karen Martin, Founder and...

When writing or speaking, I use the words "mistake" and "error" interchangeably. The definitions in some dictionaries are comically circular. Dictionary.com defines an error as: "a...

I'm very happy to announce the release of my new Mistake-Proofing course, available NOW through Karen Martin and TKMG Academy. Well, it's a mistake to...

Mistake-proofing is a spectrum. Some things are "somewhat mistake-proofed" (or "error-proofed). I love eating at Kura Revolving Sushi. It's not "the best" sushi in the...

The other day, I was presenting at a company about "Psychological Safety as a Pre-Condition for Continuous Improvement." It was a hybrid event and...

I often write and speak about how warning signs (or cautions) are not effective at preventing mistakes, errors, and problems. See this recent post...

Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...

As I posted recently on LinkedIn, here are some photos and a story from years ago. Signs are not mistake-proofing. Signs are not adequate process...

As we sit in seat 26A, mindlessly watching a movie, we take for granted that our cell phone (or the shirt off our back)...

We can all make mistakes, so I advocate for learning from mistakes through my book, podcast, and speaking. I do my best to learn...

Update: I've written a longer piece about inspection that's now at the bottom of this post. I'm frustrated that the official Boeing response to their...

I was excited to host and moderate this recent webinar on January 17th at 1 pm ET. Register using the link below to view...