Tag: Respect for People

GM Blames Layoffs on the Japan Earthquake and JIT; Should Instead...

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Here is a sad article with the headline"General Motors lays off workers at NY plant." This is an addition to earlier Shreveport layoffs. The media...

The Workplace, “Bosses,” Health, and “Authentic Conversations”

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As many people do, I had to fill out an online health assessment for the purposes of my family's health insurance. The survey asked...

Parody Audio: Charlie Sheen Calls to Talk Lean Healthcare?

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Now actor Charlie Sheen has been all over the news lately, giving interviews to practically anyone with a microphone. This is the type of...

Enough with the Factory Bashing, Please – Healthcare Professionals and WIRED...

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Those of you who know my background know that I spent the first 10 years of my career working in various manufacturing sectors (including...

Toyota’s Video Showing How TPS Helps Healthcare; Recent NASA Report Exonerates...

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Toyota has produced a series of videos that show how their innovations, technology and otherwise, have benefitted people outside of automobiles. One video that caught...

Podcast #108 – Gwendolyn Galsworth, Respect for People and “Work That...

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Episode #108 is a discussion with Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, recorded in person at the 2010 Shingo Prize Conference in Salt Lake City. Gwendolyn was...

Reader Question: When the Stated Values Don’t Match Daily Reality

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I received a question from a reader, a retiree from a manufacturing company who is now a volunteer for a healthcare organization. We have...

Interview with Masaaki Imai – Ohno and Respect for People

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The Kaizen Institute website has posted an excellent text Q&A with Masaaki Imai, who you might recognize as the author of the relatively early...

Avoiding the Risks of Using Glib Quotes in Patient Safety Discussions

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Yesterday, I tweeted a quote about patient safety that I've seen posted on the wall or bulletin board in many hospitals: "To err is human,...

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...

A Breath of Lean Positivity – Paul Akers and FastCap

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I had an amazing conversation on Saturday with Paul Akers (pictured at left), the founder and president of FastCap, a company in Washington, a...

Watching Some Bad Online Lean Training, or “L.A.M.E.” Training

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I don't often do a "cranky blog post" but Ive got a head cold (as I write this on 9/30) and I've gotten sucked...