PDSA

There have been plenty of headlines and updates since I first blogged about the controversy over Lean healthcare in…

We all know the beaver is "the engineer of the animal kingdom." That's why MIT has a beaver as a mascot... it's an…

"Weird Al" Yanokvic skewers corporate buzzwords in this new song and music video. He also skewers the now-tired…

I had a great conversation with my fellow Lean healthcare blogger, Brian Buck, the other day. We talk about once a…

PDSA, back to the days of Dr. Deming, has stood for Plan Do Study Adjust. A key point in the application of PDSA…

We're halfway through the year. What reflections do you have on how the first half of the year is going for you,…

In November 2012, I had the opportunity to visit Japan for the first time as part of a Lean healthcare study…

In the category of "not so new" (this blog is nine years old) and hopefully "somewhat improved," you might notice a…

If we're trying new things, there are bound to be "failures." If our leaders want guaranteed success, we won't be…

Regular readers of the blog will know that one of my favorite topics is "Gaming the Numbers" (or…

In 2009, I wrote about a nurses' union in New Brunswick that supported Lean because they realized this methodology…

I enjoy reading the magazine Inc. for my interests in startups and entrepreneurship. There are often examples and…

Out there in the Lean and quality improvement communities, you sometimes hear some silly things. Sometimes, I…

Here's a great post from Pascal Dennis on Lean and PDCA (or PDSA): PDCA - the Pounding Heart Muscle of Life…

I'm in my home town of Livonia, Michigan this week, having arrived to the snow and cold yesterday, staying through…

Two recent Dilbert cartoons resonated with me on themes related to improvement and employee recognition. Below…

I've added to a new post to my LinkedIn Influencers series: "The Ability to Iterate is Not an Excuse to Do It…