Kaizen Coaching: Don’t Give People Answers, Let Them Learn
Last week, I taught a pilot session of a new class on Kaizen and continuous improvement that I taught for visitors…
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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.…
Upcoming Conferences – SHS & LEI
I'm happy to be attending two really outstanding events in the next two months and I hope to see you there! The…
The #Lean Post: More Thoughts on John Shook’s #LeanStartup Talk
After posting some raw notes yesterday on John Shook's talk, I wrote a piece for the LEI's "Lean Post" site…
John Shook – #Lean Production Meets #LeanStartup
After their recent recorded conversation, it was great to see John Shook, CEO of LEI, and Eric Ries, Author of The…
Conversation Between John Shook & @EricRies on Putting the #Lean in…
The Thanksgiving weekend was a great opportunity to catch up on some reading and viewing that had accumulated in my…
April Fool: Announcing my Next #Lean Book Project – Baby’s First Lean…
After the nice response to Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, I often get asked, "So, what's your next book…
Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2012, Day 2
Following up on my notes from Day 1, here are some notes and key points from Day 2 of the Lean Healthcare…
Fox News Channel Understands “Lean” Better than the WSJ
On Friday, there was yet another Wall Street Journal article about Lean (fixating as they always do on the "Just In…
No, not THAT “Lean” or THAT John Shook…
If you search the web or Twitter for common terms like Lean or thought leaders like John Shook or James P. Womack,…
John Shook to Replace Jim Womack as CEO of Lean Enterprise Institute
By now, you may have read the news release and/or e-letter (scroll way down) from the Lean Enterprise Institute…
Guest Post: You Don’t Have to be Lean to be Good
Mark's note: Today's post is from a regular guest blogger and a friend of mine, Dan Markovitz - his regular blog…
Familiar Voices and New Voices on Lean
You heard enough from me yesterday... today I want to share some other voices with you and their thoughts on Lean.…
The Impact of Toyota’s Quality Problems on “Lean Healthcare”?
As I'm traveling back from Sweden today, I think I'll be catching up on the web reaction to Toyota's major quality…
Guest Post: A3 = “Drive”
Dan Pink's new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, has been getting a lot of press recently,…
Data vs. Facts, Illustrated
There are two expressions that get used often in the lean world, one from Dr. W. Edwards Deming and one from…
Lean: Letting our human characteristics flourish…
Yesterday, I was in the first day of two for John Shook's "Managing to Learn" class about A3 management here at…
2009 Management Improvement Carnival
It's an honor to again contribute to John Hunter's amalgamated Management Improvement Blog Carnival. The main page…