Tag: Throwback

I first blogged about this article back in 2009 and it's still online: "Keen to Be Lean" The sub headline talks about hospitals being "desperate to...

Following up on last week's post where I shared KaiNexus webinars from the first half of the year.... Again, one of the things I do...

One of the things I do for KaiNexus is produce and host our monthly free webinar series. You can view all of the recordings...

tl;dr: Suntory's acquisition of Jim Beam highlights a classic Kaizen culture clash--where well-intended continuous improvement meets pride, identity, and tradition. The lesson for Lean...

Facebook and their "On This Day" feature is helpful because the platform often reminds me of what happened on this day in years past....

I'm going to be away from the blog (and Twitter) through July 13, but here are some blog posts from Julys of years past. 2015: See...

tl;dr: Lean doesn't mean "zero inventory" -- and it doesn't mean eliminating waiting rooms either. In both manufacturing and healthcare, low inventory and less...

Back in 2013, I blogged about Toyota helping the NYC Food Bank... not helping as in giving money, but helping as in sharing their...

I often like to look back at posts from a particular date (or nearby dates) from the past 11 years of Lean Blogging... so...

For this "Throwback Thursday" post, I'd like to highlight a podcast that I did in 2013 with my friends Karen Skinner and David Skinner. They...

Thanks to my Amazon Kindle app on my iPad, I get to carry much of my book collection with me. Sometimes, while on the road,...

For those of you who have been around Lean healthcare for a while, I hope you've met or at least heard of Dr. Jack...