Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: Best of 2022
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
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John Chacon on Continuous Improvement and the Dangers of Paying People to Think
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My guest for Episode #429 of the Lean…
Lean Whiskey #26: The Accidental St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, and…
Jamie Flinchbaugh, Mark Graban, Adam Zak
In Episode 26, we accidentally celebrate St. Patrick's Day with some…
A Kata Geek in the Communities: Deondra Wardelle
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My guest for Episode #405 is Deondra Wardelle,…
Lean Whiskey #25: Peaty Scotch, Working from Home, and Misunderstood Lean Phrases
Jamie Flinchbaugh,, Jim Benson, and Mark Graban
In Episode 25, Jamie Flinchbaugh and Mark Graban welcome a…
Jeff Liker on the Second Edition of “The Toyota Way”
Wow, 400 Episodes!! 400 episodes in roughly 15.5 years... that's about 800 weeks, or one episode every two weeks,…
Lean Whiskey #24: Homemade Whiskey Cream and Vaccination (Not to be Mixed Up)
Jamie Flinchbaugh and Mark Graban
In Episode 24, Mark and Jamie return to a familiar format, just the two of…
Episode #23 of “Lean Whiskey”: Finishing 2020 with Kentucky Bourbon,…
Deondra Wardelle, Mark Graban, Jamie Flinchbaugh
In Episode 23, Mark and Jamie return to finish out 2020, this…
Kata, Crises, and Michael Lombard’s Innovative AME Conference Keynote
Michael Lombard
My guest for Episode #388 is my friend Michael Lombard. I first met Michael when he lived in…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 20, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
It's been 20 years since To Err is Human, the seminal…
Jess Orr on What She Learned by Leaving Toyota
Last week was our fifth annual KaiNexus User Conference (or "KaiNexicon" as we now call it).
One of our keynote…
Podcast #333 – Jean-Marc Legentil and Marc-Olivier Legentil, The Toyota Kata…
Marc-Olivier and Jean-Marc at KataCon 5 this week
My guests for Episode #333 are Jean-Marc Legentil and…
Podcast #314 – Skip Steward & Brandon Brown, on TWI & Kata in…
Today I have two guests joining me for Episode #314 of the podcast. They are Skip Steward, the Chief Improvement…
Recorded Webinar: TWI and Kata: Skill Patterns to Develop a Culture of Coaching
Here is a recorded webinar...
I played host (along with KaiNexus) for this webinar that was held Tuesday, August…
Some Great #Lean Videos from the State of Washington (@ResultsWA) on Culture,…
Here are some recorded keynote talks and video presentations from the "Results Washington" annual conference, as…
The Heroism of Incremental Care & Incremental Improvement in Medicine &…
Are there parallels between medicine and organizations when we look at the tension between heroism and the…
XYZ Thinking: A Practical View of Scientific Thinking in Healthcare & Beyond
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by my good friend and fellow DFW-area resident Michael Lombard.
Next week,…
You Can’t Force Anyone to Change Their Minds or Actions
As I've worked with hospital and healthcare people over the past ten years, one personal benefit to me has been…