I Can’t Believe You Can’t “Undo” This Thing in Microsoft…
Lean focuses on making it easy for people to do the right thing. We also work hard to "error proof" processes and…
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#TBT: The Carrot and the Stick on Steroids
I haven't done a Throwback Thursday in a while, but here's a new one.
I was reminded of an article I wrote for…
Presentation About Kaizen and KaiNexus From 2013 [Video]
Recently, I stumbled across some video of me and Dr. Greg Jacobson giving a talk at a health system. I think it's…
#TBT: Happy National Nurses Week – Posts on #Lean and Nursing
This week is National Nurses Week. Nurses are highly skilled and, too often, are underappreciated.
Lean should…
#TBT: #Lean & #Baldrige at Mary Greeley Medical Center; Upcoming Webinar on…
I'm really happy to be playing the role of host for this free webinar that's being presented next Friday, March…
Throwback Thursday: A Look Back at Japan #Lean Healthcare Study Trips And a look…
For today's Throwback Thursday, I'd like to look back at some blog posts about the trips I took to Japan in 2012…
Throwback Thursday: Are We Training the Right People on Lean?
I'm teaching a daylong class on Lean healthcare today in San Antonio. It's something I've done twice a year for the…
#TBT: Idea-Driven Organizations are Still a Great Idea
Today, we're looking back at a podcast that I did back in 2015 with Alan G. Robinson, PhD, co-author of many…
#TBT: Podcast Interview with Dr. Greg Jacobson of @KaiNexus from 2011 (New PDF…
It's been just over six years since I joined the team at KaiNexus, serving in various capacities over that time. As…
#TBT: Kaizen Upon Kaizen in Meeting Scheduling (and a New Kaizen of Mine)
Kaizen is an incremental approach to problem solving and continuous improvement. We don't need to put pressure on…
Flashback Friday: Demolition Errors, Mistake Proofing, and Healthcare
In recent years, I've written two blog posts about the sad scenarios where the wrong building was demolished by a…
Podcast #279: A Psychologist’s Use of Kaizen and What We Can Learn
Back in 2012, I did a podcast interview (Episode 153) with a psychologist and family therapist, Robert Maurer, PhD.…
#Throwback Thursday: My Interview with Paul O’Neill on Patient Safety &…
One of the highlights of my podcasting adventures was the opportunity to interview Paul H. O'Neill back in 2011.…
#TBT: Don’t Blame the Kicker, Don’t Blame the Oscar Presenter, and…
Today's Post in <50 words: Lean thinkers don't blame individuals who are in a bad system, whether that's a…
#TBT: My Podcast Interview with Joe Swartz on a Kaizen Culture in Healthcare
This post looks back at a podcast that I did a few years ago with Joe Swartz, talking about how he helped introduce…
#TBT: My Reflections on Dr. Deming’s Notes from a 1987 Hospital Stay
Today's post points to my guest blog post for the W. Edwards Deming Institute: Reflections on Dr. Deming's Hospital…
#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…
#TBT: Part 2, A Year of KaiNexus Webinars, July through December, Lean, Change,…
Following up on last week's post where I shared KaiNexus webinars from the first half of the year....
Again, one…