Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 21, 2018
Mark's Note: I've known Ryan McCormack for many years now, thanks to his previous work in Lean healthcare and his…
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Podcast #324 – Art Smalley, “Four Types of Problems”
My guest for Episode #324 of the podcast is Art Smalley. Art was one of the first Americans to work for Toyota…
A “Pulse Check” – Bonus Material From “Measures of…
Today's post is some material that I wrote for my book Measures of Success but cut due to length. I've modified the…
Podcast #304 – David Meier, Lessons and Wisdom from Toyota
Back on the podcast for the fifth time is my friend David Meier, a Lean / TPS consultant who is a former Toyota…
“Why?” Not “Who?” Fixing Systems, Not Blaming Workers
Today's post is the first contribution from Shrikant Kalegaonkar, a frequent commenter here on the blog, LinkedIn,…
Safety Issues Plague Hospital(s) – Front Page of USA Today Or when,…
If this post is a bit of a rant, I apologize. The problems here are avoidable and fixable. That's one reason I get…
Aim for “Effectiveness” in Your Gemba Walks, Not…
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This is an elaboration on something I originally…
My LinkedIn Article: Supply Chain Matters – at the Oscars® and in…
The mistakes at The Oscars were trivial and unimportant in the grand scheme of things. What are some lessons…
The Oscars, An Embarrassing Preventable Error, #Lean, and Process Improvement
Alternative headline: “Poorly Designed Card Trips Up Beatty and Dunaway at The Oscars.” Or “A Bad Process Beats…
Marie Osmond and The Excuses for Not Getting Lean
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I don't normally pay too much attention to TV…
#TBT: A Year of @KaiNexus Webinars, January through June, on Various #Lean Topics
One of the things I do for KaiNexus is produce and host our monthly free webinar series. You can view all of the…
Bad Systems & Training, Weak Problem Solving, and Poor Supervision Cause…
The cancelation of a meaningless NFL exhibition pre-season game is probably one of the least important problems in…
Coming in August… A New Event in Wisconsin: “Skillsfest”
My friend, fellow Lean practitioner, and fellow MIT LFM/LGO program graduate Jason Schulist is organizing a new…
Recording: Free Webinar with Jon Miller on “Practical Problem Solving”
On Tuesday, I hosted, via KaiNexus, a webinar with Jon Miller on the important topic of "Practical Problem…
Maybe We Should Call it “The Many Whys” Instead of “The Five…
There’s no magic about the number five. I’ve seen some people write that five is somehow a “magic number.” No,…
Just Ask Why Five Times? Effective Problem Solving for #Lean or #LeanStartup…
We don’t just ask why. We start by properly defining and clarifying problems. Jumping straight to Five Whys is like…
Stuff I’m Reading September 2015: Urgency, Problems, and Lemmings
Reminder: I'm giving a free webinar tomorrow, through KaiNexus:
Bridging the Gap: How to Turn Ideas into…
Gemba Academy Podcasts – Jon Miller on “Practical Problem…
If you've got time over the weekend (or in the near future)... about three hours to be precise... these three four…