Tag: Shingo

Is Calling People “Concrete Heads” the Most Effective Lean Change Strategy?

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When did the term "concrete head" start getting thrown around in Lean circles? Do people still use this label today? Is it helpful? Should we agree that the term is disrespectful and counter productive?

Receiving the Shingo Research Award for “Healthcare Kaizen”

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Last night, my co-author Joe Swartz and I were able to formally receive the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award for our book Healthcare Kaizen. We learned...

Upcoming Webinars with Mark Graban, Shingo, and KaiNexus

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Here are a few upcoming free webinars that I am participating in... I hope you are interested and can attend: Mark Graban & Joe Swartz...

Key Takeaways from the 2013 Northeast Shingo Prize Conference

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Mark's Note: Today's post is by a regular guest contributor, Christina Kach. I was disappointed that I couldn't attend this year's event in Massachusetts,...

Shingo Research Award for “Healthcare Kaizen”!

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My co-author Joe Swartz and I are happy to announce that our book  Healthcare Kaizen  was named a recipient of the prestigious  Shingo Professional...

Dr. Deming’s “Role of a Manager of People”

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Dr. W. Edwards Deming's last book was The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education. In Chapter 5, Deming writes, "Transformation in any organization will...

Podcast #173 – Alan Gleghorn, CEO of Christie Clinic on Lean,...

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Listen My guest for podcast #173 is Alan Gleghorn, CEO of Christie Clinic in central Illinois. Alan is one of the keynote presenters at the...

Notes from the 2012 Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, Day One

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Yesterday was an outstanding day at the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference in Worcester, Massachusetts - my first time attending and speaking at this event....

Join Me at the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, Sept 25-26

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I hope you'll join me and a lot of Lean friends at the 2012 Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, to be held in Worcester, MA...

“On the Mend” Wins Shingo Award

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Congratulations to Dr. John Toussaint and Roger Gerard, co-authors of the outstanding book,  On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the...

Podcast #137 – Jerry Bussell Discusses the Jacksonville Lean Consortium

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Listen: Episode #137 is a chat with Jerry Bussell, founder of the Jacksonville Lean Consortium. I've met and talked with Jerry many times through LEI,...

Podcast #111, Jeffrey Liker on Toyota’s Challenges and His New Books

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Episode #111 brings us some time with Professor Jeffrey Liker from the University of Michigan, the well-known author of many books in the The...