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Interview With the First American Woman to Work for Honda in Tokyo
I don't share every episode of "My Favorite Mistake" here (but I do hope you'll subscribe and listen).
As a…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Jan 29, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: May 10, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
A group of Winnipeg physicians is opening a clinic…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 26, 2019
Ryan and I are co-sponsoring a workshop that I'll be presenting on "Measures of Success" in Winnipeg on…
The CEO Leading the Culture Change at ZSFGH
Yesterday, I blogged about a CNO who was changing the culture at a hospital away from blaming individual nurses…
Cleveland Clinic’s New CEO on Improvement and “Tiered Huddles”
Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD was named CEO of the Cleveland Clinic just over a year ago, replacing long-time CEO Toby…
Leaders & Lean: We Need to Better Support Doctors and Other Providers
When surgeons have no better options than complaining about process problems on LinkedIn, are their leaders and…
Notes from Hearing “Sully” Speak: Humility, Leadership, and Safety
After I kicked off the Lean Six Sigma World Conference this week, I had the fantastic opportunity to hear the…
Tatsuro Toyoda, Former Head of NUMMI, President of Toyota, Passes Away at 88
Yesterday, I saw this headline from the Associated Press:
"Tatsuro Toyoda, former head of Toyota, dies at 88"…
Did Toyota’s #Lean Mindsets & Practices Really Leave the (Now) Tesla…
Tesla builds cars in what used to be the NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and GM (which meant it was…
Come Join Me to Study Lean & Kaizen for Healthcare: Japan 2018
In the past year or two, it seems like I have heard more about people and organizations leading Lean study trips to…
#Lean Enterprise Institute Announces New CEO
The Lean Enterprise Institute (a former employer of mine from 2009 to 2011) has announced a new CEO, the third in…
Day 2 of #HCSummit17 – Live Blogging the #Lean Healthcare Transformation…
For one last day, I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California. See my…
Some Great #Lean Videos from the State of Washington (@ResultsWA) on Culture,…
Here are some recorded keynote talks and video presentations from the "Results Washington" annual conference, as…
There’s a HUGE Problem with Donald Trump’s Outdated and Dangerous…
I generally avoid politics here on the blog... In October, I broached the subject when I blogged about a company…
Throwback Thursday: Flexing, Gemba Claus, Problems, Shook, Jail, and Holiday Gifts
As we start easing into the holidays, I wanted to share a few throwback posts from this day or this week from…
Reader Question from an MD: One Shot to Talk to the Hospital CEO About #Lean
Before I head out on vacation, here is a reader question that I am sharing for your input.I'm sharing this with…