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NEJM Authors Double Down on Their Claim That #Lean & TPS = Taylorism
You might remember the hubbub (and my earlier blog post) about this article that somehow appeared in the NEJM:…
#TBT: Looking Back at Taiichi Ohno’s Book: Lean, Layoffs, Henry Ford, and…
Thanks to my Amazon Kindle app on my iPad, I get to carry much of my book collection with me.
Sometimes, while…
Dr. John Toussaint Responds to the NEJM Piece: What Lean Really Is
Regular readers will remember my post about the New England Journal of Medicine piece on Lean by Pamela Hartzband,…
There’s a Yuuuge Problem with Donald Trump’s Outdated Definition of…
I generally avoid politics here on the blog... In October, I broached the subject when I blogged about a company…
Throwback Thursday: HBR on Taylorism vs Toyota
In the midst of the discussion about the NEJM article, John Shook of LEI (a former Toyota employee) pointed me to…
Doctors Bash “Taylorism” and “Toyota Lean” in the New…
In the article posted today, Pamela Hartzband, M.D., and Jerome Groopman, M.D. (the later the author of the popular…
Why is Today “#WorldNoResourcesDay” and Why Do Words Matter?
I learned about this the other today via Twitter (hat tip to @agile_memes), but today is "World No Resources Day"…
What I’m Reading: “Little Bets”
I've recently been reading an enjoyable book by Peter Sims, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge…
‘Moneyball’ Lessons – Listen to Your Front-Line Staff
I loved the book Moneyball by Michael Lewis, but I haven't seen the movie yet (I hear it's good). To me, it was a…
Two Cases of Writers Misrepresenting Lean Manufacturing
One of the variations of my acronym L.A.M.E. is "Lean As Misguidedly Explained," and I recently ran across two…
Time & Motion Studies Are Not “Discredited,” Just How They Are…
First off, a huge thumbs up and thanks are due to Eric Ries and his thought-provoking "Startup Lessons Learned"…
Real Lean at Starbucks or Tayloristic Industrial Engineering?
Once again, the WSJ has written about Lean at Starbucks (see my last post "Controversy over New Standardized…
A Breath of Lean Positivity – Paul Akers and FastCap
I had an amazing conversation on Saturday with Paul Akers (pictured at left), the founder and president of FastCap,…
Depersonalized Workplaces are L.A.M.E., not Lean, Harming Productivity and People
When I was traveling last week, a magazine caught my eye, one I don't normally read: Scientific American Mind and…
How to Design Poor Service – Expect 100% Utilization of People or Resources
I have as many bad customer service experiences as the next guy, both in healthcare and other businesses. As I've…
Lean Healthcare Featured in Sunday’s NY Times Business Page
Today's edition of The New York Times has an outstanding article about Lean Healthcare and what Seattle Children's…
Two Extreme Sides to Every Story in Politics *and* Lean??
This is going to seem like a political rant, but I promise this is mainly a post about Lean and healthcare, or at…