An Amazing Virtual Plant Tour (and More) at the Toyota North American HQ
Last month, I had an opportunity to visit the Toyota North American Headquarters that's now near me in Plano,…
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Standardized Work
Lean Lesson: Don’t Get Crushed Because of Bad Standardized Work
There are variations out there of graphics that are meant to illustrate how Standardized Work and Kaizen fit…
I Haven’t Been Following the Best Standardized Work for This Daily Habit?
"The way we've always done it" doesn't mean that's the right way or the best way to do something.
One of my…
The One Thing That Almost Messed Up the First Moon Landing 50 Years Ago
This past Saturday was, of course, the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. It still puzzles me why mankind…
My Embarrassing Sushi Mistake in Japan; Standardized Work, Leadership, and Mental…
I had a great time and learned so much as a guest of Honsha and their Executive Development Mission trip to Japan…
Can Lean Improve Spinal Fusion Surgery? Is This the Right Definition or Use of…
Here's a blog post written by three physicians:
Can the auto industry improve spinal fusion surgery?
It's…
Major League Baseball Works on Standardizing the Ball… For What Purpose?
Back in 2014, I wrote an article for The Lean Post:
"Standardization is a Countermeasure, Never the Goal"
I'm a…
#Lean Thoughts While Watching Football
I've blogged about football before - I should say "American football," since I have many international readers.…
Airplane Food: Flight Attendant Kaizen or a Violation of Standardized Work?
Today's blog post is about airplane food. It's not about the quality of airplane food... it's not an SNL…
My Webinar Recording: Standardize What Makes Sense… Then Engage Everybody in…
Today at 3 PM, I'm doing a webinar at the invitation of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, as part of…
Signs, Error Proofing, and Explaining Why in the Gym And what about our…
Are warning signs or instruction signs effective when they just tell people what to do? Should we use error…
[Updated] Texas Rangers’ 3B Adrian Beltre Ejected for 5S or Standardized…
Update: See the end of the post with some photos I took at the game yesterday where Beltre got his 3000th career…
A Confusing Rule That Seemed to Not Be Enforced: Minor League Baseball What are…
Questions for a baseball game, a hospital or any workplace: What happens when we have rules that are confusing to…
The Good and the Bad of the United CEO’s Follow Up to Flight 3411 Why a lack…
It's good that United's CEO has taken responsibility for system problems. It's great that they are changing some…
What are the “Quick Wins?” Ask the People Doing the Work
Last week, I received a few questions from somebody at a hospital system and I thought I'd address one of them…
“Practicing Lean” Excerpt: Lesa Nichols on Standardized Work &…
As I'm documenting in the comments here, the collaborative eBook Practicing Lean has now generated more than $1000 …
#TBT: What CFO Magazine Wrote About #Lean in 2009
I first blogged about this article back in 2009 and it's still online:
"Keen to Be Lean"
The sub headline talks…
Guest Post: Tom Brady (TB12) – Lean Thinker
Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new guest contributor, Tom Gormley. I first met Tom back in 2009 or 2010 when…