Many of you know I’m an alum of Northwestern University, graduating just prior to the Rose Bowl season of 1995. I’m a huge NU football fan and I was exhausted from watching the Outback Bowl on New Years Day, the…
In Pursuit of Elegance | My Own Tiger’s Tale What does Tiger Woods have to do with Lean Thinking and hospitals? Read on… Our good friend, Matthew May, met Tiger Woods at his health club in California back in 2001.…
Keeping things a bit off topic and relaxed for a holiday weekend in the U.S., today is “College Colors” day. In hindsight, the picture at left probably isn’t what they meant… but that’s a picture from about 1993 of me…
Giant video board in new Cowboys stadium causes problems for Titans punter – The Huddle – USATODAY.com Are you ready for some football???? OK, so nobody ever accused Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of being a lean thinker… but did…
This might seem like a post about football… but stick with me even if you’re not a sports fan. Many of you regular readers know I’m a Northwestern Wildcats football fanatic, from my days as an undergraduate. I was there…
Hello from jolly old England. I’m in London for the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit being put on today by Daniel T. Jones of the Lean Enterprise Academy. This post, strangely enough, has nothing to do with healthcare. But, I was…
NBA, Olympic coach Chuck Daly dies at 78 I grew up outside of Detroit during the Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys” era so I spent a lot of time watching Chuck Daly, who just passed away yesterday. Daly had a reputation…
D.C. Sports Bog – Nationals Uniform Fail OK, Monday = sports day on the Lean Blog, apparently. I’ll get it out of my system today and get back to more traditional industries soon… This is a pretty systemic error when…
New Yankee Stadium a winner, team a big loser to Tribe 10-2 – USATODAY.com If you’re not a Yankees fan, let’s kick them while they’re down (losing 22-4 Saturday). As the kid Nelson from the Simpsons would say, Haw-HA! The…
From our good friend, Mike Micklewright, shared with permission. What does the Octo-Mom have in common with many American CEOs? She outsourced the main process, she made more inventory than she can properly care for, and she expects bail-outs. ———————————————–…
A Garden party – Nowadays, the games are just part of the show While we’re on the topic of basketball (thanks to Jamie’s post last Thursday for the NCAA playoffs), I wanted to talk about the NBA. This example might…
As March Madness begins, many people’s eyes will be fixed to TVs and computer screens while they root for the favorite teams. Where’s the lesson for Lean in there? It comes in exactly the winners and losers – may the…
