Tag: Toyota
Confusion over Lean Manufacturing, Lean Healthcare, and Lean Startup
I'm going to be attending the Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco next month, as a "faculty member," a moderator for a session, TBD,...
Another Conversation About L.A.M.E. and Lean in Manufacturing and Healthcare
It's far too common to see somebody with just a little bit of understanding about Lean do things that really shouldn't be described as...
Throwback Thursday: Inc. Writes About Dr. Deming in 1987
I stumbled across an article from the Inc. magazine archives from 1987, so it's today's "Throwback Thursday."
In 1987, I was starting high school and...
Using Lean to Organize Hospital Closets… NPR Commenters Are Not Impressed
I saw this story when it originally appeared online as part of a local public radio station in California. It was now picked up nationally...
Moving from “Visuals” to “Visual Management” and to Broader Lean Thinking
I've been studying and working with Lean for 20 years now and I love Lean because I'm still learning and getting better at this...
Podcast #226 – Steve Hoeft and Dr. Bob Pryor, “The Power...
My guests for episode #226 are Steve Hoeft and Dr. Robert (Bob) Pryor from Baylor Scott & White Health in Texas.
Bob serves as President, Chief...
LinkedIn: Is Your Technology Solving a Problem or Causing New Ones?
The title here doesn't refer to LinkedIn's technology, their website, solving or causing problems.
I'm referring to a post I wrote there the other day...
Says Jack Dorsey: It’s an “Organizational Failure” if the CEO Has...
Jack Dorsey is well known among tech circles, as a co-founder of Twitter (he's @Jack) and, now, as the CEO of Square. I'm a...
What’s Interesting About This Toyota Executive Rising from the Factory Floor
I hope you might have access to this interesting article from the Wall St. Journal: "Toyota Veteran Rises to Corporate Office From Factory Floor."...
Lean Factories and Lean Hospitals Are Safer and They’re Better Listeners
When we introduce the idea of Lean to healthcare organizations, it's very common for somebody (often a senior physician) to say something like,
"But we...
10 Ways That Lean Concepts Respect & Support Healthcare Staff
Lean provides a philosophy and a management model that should be nothing but good for staff and patients. The idea of “respect for people” might sound nice in principle, but what does it mean in a practical sense...
Why don’t we do what we know we’re supposed to do?...
It's easy to point fingers at others who don't do what they know they're supposed to do.
Why don't those nurses and doctors properly clean...
