Lean Thoughts at a Toronto Blue Jays Game
I love what I do and I travel a lot... the travel can sometimes be a drag, such as last Monday's flight delays with…
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A Lean Guy Listens to NPR: NICU Waste, Growing a Rural Hospital, Value in Cancer…
I did a similar post in 2012, but here's a post where I share some recent NPR stories that I've heard recently…
Is Your Lean Journey Being Embraced With “Open Arms?” Are you…
The phrase "Lean journey" is used widely to describe an organization's transformation over time. It's either a…
Are Hospitalists Ready to Get Serious About Reducing Waste and Improving Care?
I was quoted in two articles that appeared in "Today's Hospitalist":
"Discharging Mr. Wood: Time to get…
[Video] Kim Barnas on Moving Beyond Heroics and on to Lean Management
Today, I'm traveling to Orlando for the annual Society for Health Systems conference. I hope to see some of you…
Guest Post: Standardized Work is for Leaders, Not Just Assembly Lines
Mark's note: Today's post is by David Meier, a former Toyota group leader, and co-author of the excellent books The…
Questions That Aren’t Really Questions
My Lean mentors often talk about "leading with questions." Kim Barnas and ThedaCare use this approach in different…
The Fallacy of Firing People to Fix Patient Safety
In a Lean culture, the mindset is that "problems are treasure" or "problems are gold." By honestly identifying…
What Bad Managers, Good Managers, and Great Managers Do
Today's post is something that I wrote for a broader LinkedIn audience, but might have meaning and…
Read What This Hospital CEO Says on His Blog About Lean and Kaizen
Hospital CEOs are busy people, to say the least, but a big part of their leadership role includes communication…
Lean Post: Standardization is a Countermeasure, Not a Goal
Today's post is being hosted by the Lean Enterprise Institute and their "Lean Post" blog... click on the headline…
Live Blogging Day 1: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014
Today is the first day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with …
Things That Make Me Worry About My Colonoscopy: Patient Safety
Sorry to get all Katie Couric on you, but I'm going to have a colonoscopy on Friday. I turned 40 last October and…
A Collection of Past Posts About Lean, Basketball, and the Workplace
Since today is the first full day of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament, many of you might be checking scores or…
Is it Lean’s Fault or the Old Management System’s?
It's easy for an organization to say they are "doing Lean" or they have "started a Lean transformation." They might…
“You get what you expect and you deserve what you tolerate.”
Along my Lean journey, I learned an expression about the role of leaders and I shared this in my first book Lean…
Toyota Tour Thoughts – Yes, They Have Opportunities for Kaizen
I had a chance to go back to the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) plant in south San Antonio last week with…
Standardized Work? Why Are NFL Concussion Guidelines Not Always Followed?
Mark's note: Ah, another NFL playoff weekend and time for another football post to follow up my apparent jinxing of…