Tag: Sports

Parallels Between Philadelphia Eagles’ Coach Chip Kelly & A Lean Leader

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The Philadelphia Eagles are playing in an NFL playoff matchup tonight against the New Orleans Saints. I'd admired Eagles head coach Chip Kelly and...

Denver Bronco Loses Touchdown for Not Following Standardized Work, Dropping Ball...

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Thursday night, we saw the type of error that happens every few years in the NFL... a player, Danny Trevathan, of the Denver Broncos,...

Weekend Fun: An Example of Poor Problem Solving

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Here's a funny ESPN commercial featuring PGA golfer Rickie Fowler. Fowler is pouring coffee, yet he makes some bad assumptions about which coffee is decaf...

I Thought Major League Baseball Error Proofed Against This

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Wednesday night's game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants had some batter's box lines that would have been embarrassing on a...

Baseball and Ineffective Warning Tracks; Bryce Harping Running Into a Wall

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My friend Chad Walters has contributed guest posts to my blog (and has been a podcast guest), and I'm happy to return the favor...

Podcast #171 – Chad Walters, Applications of Lean in Sports Operations...

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Listen: My guest for episode #171 is Chad Walters, a friend and a Lean consultant. He is owner of Lean Blitz Consulting in Augusta, Georgia,...

Error Proofing an NFL Coach

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Hat tip to one of my favorite blogs, Uni-Watch.com, for pointing this out. In Sunday's Texans / Patriots game, somebody on the Texans sideline...

Alabama Coach Nick Saban & “The Process”: National Champion & Lean...

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I guess that, considering last year's blog post, this Lean thinker couldn't really root for Notre Dame and Coach Brian Kelly Monday night in...

Visiting and Teaching at Ohio State – Meeting Archie Griffin, Reflecting...

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On Friday, I had a great opportunity to teach a class of healthcare professionals at the  Master of Business Operational Excellence (MBOE) program at...

BCS & College Football Coaches Poll Shenanigans – Bad Voters or...

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Some of you might not care about college football, but I'm always interested in a story about people gaming a system and what drives...

Stephen Strasburg & the Washington Nationals – Long Term vs. Short...

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Principle #1 of the Toyota Way management system says: "Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy, even at the expense of short-term financial...

Guest Post: Lacking Baseball Specs Leads to Offensive Explosion (and MLB...

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Mark's Note: Today's post is a another guest post from  Chad Walters. Chad and I share a strong interest in sports â€" me as...