Adventures in #Lean Healthcare Hiring, Part 1
I'm not looking for a traditional, full-time job, but a lot of job postings cross my path, as people are looking…
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#Lean Thoughts While Watching Football
I've blogged about football before - I should say "American football," since I have many international readers.…
The Coming Auto Industry Battle: Toyota’s People vs. Tesla’s Robots?
Here's an interesting article from Fast Company:
At Toyota, The Automation Is Human-Powered
The sub headline…
Signs, Error Proofing, and Explaining Why in the Gym
Are warning signs or instruction signs effective when they just tell people what to do? Should we use error…
Dr. Don Berwick on Respect and Change at the Front Lines – and Executive…
Back in 2012, I blogged twice about aspects of Dr. Donald M. Berwick's 1989 article in the New England Journal of…
Is Calling People “Concrete Heads” the Most Effective Lean Change…
When did the term "concrete head" start getting thrown around in Lean circles? Do people still use this label…
Lean People Don’t Say Things Like “Idiot Proofing”
I've long been skeptical of so-called "Lean Sigma" or "Lean Six Sigma." And not because I'm against Six Sigma…
Gene Wilder, #Lean, and #LeanStartup Thoughts on Wasting Time and Lives
The famed actor and comedian Gene Wilder passed away this week at age 83.
I think of him primarily as an actor…
Exposé About Detroit Medical Center, Dirty Surgical Instruments, Dysfunction,…
A number of you emailed me about this report in the Detroit News. I grew up in Detroit and my first job was as a…
What Happens to Leaders Who Don’t Listen?
There's a lot of silly stuff that people post that appears on the LinkedIn main page when I log in, between…
This Doctor is Upset About Something, But It Doesn’t Really Sound Like Lean
Now, there’s a story written by an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Brad Cotton, that appears in a publication…
If Your Hospital Wants to “Implement #Lean,” You Need to Learn This…
I've written before about the subject of hospitals "flexing" nurses and employees. I've criticized flexing (or the…
The Biggest “Bang for Your Lean Buck?” Respecting Your People
Mark's note: Today's post is a guest contribution from Paul Critchley. Check out his previous posts here.
As…
Guest Post: Is Your Organization Practicing “Unlean Lean”?
Mark's note: Today's post is something that Drew Locher originally published in his email newsletter (sign up…
The Main Lesson That Businesses (and Hospitals) Can Learn From This Toyota Plant…
If you follow the auto industry, you might have seen headlines this week about how Toyota is being forced to shut…
So-Called “Just in Time” Retail Staff Scheduling is not #Lean At All
Stories like this have been in the news before, but this was circulating the past few days: "Why erratic schedules…
Throwback Thursday: How My Blog Rant Helped Keep an Office 5S Initiative from…
It's time for another Throwback Thursday where I revisit a blog post from the past. To the left, that's a baby Mark…
Visiting MIT, Learning about “The Good Jobs Strategy” for Retail (and…
Last week was an amazing week of learning and networking. I was in Dallas for the Lean Healthcare Transformation…