Tag: PDSA

Weird Al’s Hilarious “Mission Statement” Song & Video Mocks Corporate Buzzwords

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"Weird Al" Yanokvic skewers corporate buzzwords in this new song and music video. He also skewers the now-tired (in my opinion) "hand writing on a...

Just Do It? Don’t Forget to Then Just Study It and...

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

Another PDSA: Please Don’t…

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

The 10 Most Popular LeanBlog Posts for the First Half of...

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

What I Learned Visiting Lean Hospitals in Japan: Culture, Kaizen &...

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

Applying Kaizen to LeanBlog.org

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

Failure Is Indeed an Option if We’re Trying New Things

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

Gaming the System: Graduation Rates & Pneumonia Rates

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Regular readers of the blog will know that one of my favorite topics is "Gaming the Numbers" (or "Gaming the System"). As Brian Joiner so...

Good Questions, But With Some Misunderstandings about Lean Healthcare

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In 2009, I wrote about a nurses' union in New Brunswick that supported Lean because they realized this methodology could help reduce waiting times and...

A Lean Guy Reads Inc.: Lean Handbags and Micro Failures

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I enjoy reading the magazine Inc. for my interests in startups and entrepreneurship. There are often examples and case studies that directly reference Lean...

The Truth About Data and PDSA/PDCA from a Toyota Publication

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Out there in the Lean and quality improvement communities, you sometimes hear some silly things. Sometimes, I want to attach the "Lean As...

Those Who Are Newest to #Lean Are Often Those Who Think...

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