Updated – Weekend Fun: Political Parody Ad & Rebuttal
I don't know about you, but I'm sick of politics. I try to be an engaged citizen... but both parties drive me nuts.…
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Notes from Meeting Masaaki Imai
What a great time on Thursday with Masaaki Imai! We were hosted by a non-profit organization, SightLife, that has…
Stuff I’m Reading, April 4, 2012: Staffing Levels, Death Rates, Student…
Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related…
Lots of Great Lean Healthcare Progress in Iowa
Thanks to Dean Bliss for sending an article to me about some of the great Lean healthcare work taking place in…
Guest Post: Demand for #Lean Professionals Now Exceeds #SixSigma?
Mark's note: This is a guest post by Tim Noble of The Avery Point Group. Does this assessment match your view, from…
ASQ Member Videos on Quality, Their Careers, and Their Lives
As mentioned in Monday's post with Podcast #131 (Paul Borawski, CEO of the American Society for Quality), ASQ had a…
Problems like This Should be the Focus of “Lean Government”
The "Strong America Now" initiative has proposed there are opportunities to save $500 BILLION a year from our U.S.…
Radiology Patient Flow Improvement Using Lean at a German Hospital
This is the first Lean article or case study I recall seeing about a German hospital: "JACR: Lean Six Sigma…
Dear “Lean Six Sigma” Crowd – Lean is About Quality, Too
First off, I'm not trying to dredge up a "Lean vs. Six Sigma" battle here. I'm not "anti-Six Sigma." I'm not a…
Video Presentation on Reducing Healthcare Waste & Improving Care
Last week, I posted a podcast with Mike George, founder of Strong America Now, an organization that is…
Podcast #125 – Mike George on Lean Six Sigma for Government &…
MP3 File (run time 17:50)
My guest for Podcast #125 is Mike George, the founder of Strong America Now, a…
Links to Dilbert Cartoons on #Lean and/or #SixSigma
I've often blogged about Dilbert and "dilbert lean" is a fairly common search term, so I thought I'd do my best to…
Podcast #121 – About the New Ohio State University Healthcare MBOE Program
MP3 File (run time 20:09)
Today's episode is a discussion with Mrinalini Gadkari, a Senior Lecturer at…
Newt Endorses Lean & Six Sigma for Government; Staff Quits on Him
I met Newt Gingrich at the Ontario Hospital Association conference in late 2009, as I blogged about here: "Meeting…
Memorial Day Thanks & Links to Lean in the Military
I know about 35% of you are reading from outside of the United States, but it is a national holiday here today,…
Podcast #118 – Jim Womack on GM, Toyota & Lean Six Sigma
MP3 File (run time 29:14)
Episode #118 is a follow up to podcast #116 with Jim Womack, founder and former…
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…
Funny Six Sigma Parody Site: ISSISSIPPI.org
I stumbled across this site a few week ago and would have shared it for April Fools' Day if I hadn't presented a…