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First Look: “Management on the Mend” by Dr. John Toussaint
At this year's Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit (see my summary here) Dr. John Toussaint talked about and…
10 Key Lean Mindsets for Factories, Hospitals, Startups, and More
Here's my latest post for LinkedIn through their "Influencers" series. It might be old hat to readers of this blog,…
Podcast #221 – @JacobStoller, “The #Lean CEO”
My guest for episode #221 is Jacob Stoller, author of a book that was just released: The Lean CEO: Leading the Way…
We Can’t Ignore “Lean Horror Stories” or That Cheeseburger…
When people ask me why I do what I do, my first answers are: improving patient safety creating better workplaces…
#ThrowbackThursday: #Lean Manufacturing Training from 2002
It's time for another "Throwback Thursday" post, which is, as always, accompanied by one of my thoughtful-looking…
10 Ways That Lean Concepts Respect & Support Healthcare Staff
Lean provides a philosophy and a management model that should be nothing but good for staff and patients. The idea…
Stuff I’m Reading March 2015: Womack, Sweatshops, Hospitals, and Surveys
As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about.…
What Does ThedaCare CEO Dean Gruner, MD Say About Safety?
For today's "Throwback Thursday," I recently re-watched parts of a DVD I helped produce a few years back for the…
Podcast #214: Michael Ballé, Lead With Respect
MP3 File (run time 42:37) Today's guest is Michael Ballé, an author of many novels about Lean management,…
Lessons from the Football Coaching and Leadership Styles of the Oregon Ducks and…
Note: Today is the fifth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. Russell Maroni's journal from his volunteer work…
Why Isn’t the “Idea Driven Organization” More Common?
Mark's Note: This is a guest post from an old friend of the blog, Mark Edmondson. See his older guest posts from…
A Few Recent Articles by (and a Podcast with) Mark Graban: Lean Healthcare,…
Here are a few articles (and a podcast) that I either wrote and had published recently or was interviewed for. Lean…
Lean Thinking: We Don’t Blame Individuals for Systemic Errors
I saw this video last night on Paul Levy's blog and it's important enough that I want to share it here with a few…
Those Who Are Newest to #Lean Are Often Those Who Think It’s Simplest
Here's a great post from Pascal Dennis on Lean and PDCA (or PDSA): PDCA - the Pounding Heart Muscle of Life…
Video: John Shook and the LEI #Lean Transformation Model
In a new video released by the Lean Enterprise Institute, CEO John Shook talks about a "Lean transformation" model.…
Toyota Tour Thoughts – Yes, They Have Opportunities for Kaizen
I had a chance to go back to the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) plant in south San Antonio last week with…
Preview of My #LeanStartup Conference Talk – Engaging Your Team in…
Today and tomorrow, I'm attending the Lean Startup conference in San Francisco (the event produced by Eric Ries,…