Tag: Toyota
Words vs. Simple Visuals; A Secret About Japanese Hospitals
This tweet and photo made me chuckle the other day...
If it's "your right" or "your left" as you're going up or down the stairs,...
Our Toyota Tour Guide’s Small Improvement — Kaizen in Action
We just finished our second day of our Kaizen Institute Japan Lean Tour and it's been great so far. Follow us via the hashtag...
What I’m Listening To: Atul Gawande, Toyota’s Jeff Miller, Eric Ries
I've occasionally had a "What I'm Reading" post, where I share links to articles that I've enjoyed that don't necessarily merit a whole blog...
Lean is a “Generic” Term for TPS (and The Toyota Way),...
People often say Lean is pretty simple (or that it's just "common sense"). Yeah, some of the concepts are simple... but sometimes deceptively so....
What I’m Reading: Diner Muda, No Blame at Etsy, Toyota Treats...
In case you missed it, see Saturday's post: "Why Toyota is Eliminating the Andon Cord from its Factories."
As I occasionally do, today's post is...
Why Toyota is Eliminating the Andon Cord from its Factories
If you clicked on my intentionally attention grabbing headline (or what might be a parody of those)... no, Toyota isn't killing their famed and...
A Sad Story About “Lean” That Wasn’t Really Lean Management At...
In March, I wrote a post titled "Is it Lean's Fault or the Old Management System's?" about how people's complains about Lean are actually...
What I Learned Visiting Lean Hospitals in Japan: Culture, Kaizen &...
In November 2012, I had the opportunity to visit Japan for the first time as part of a Lean healthcare study mission. It was...
Cleaning out the Backlog: Krafcik, Email, Lincoln, Leadership, Humility, Patient Falls
As I sometimes do, I'm going to close out a bunch of browser tabs and share some articles that caught my eye recently but...
Video: Toyota Helps Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Their Eye Clinic
California week on the blog continues after yesterday's post about Lean at San Francisco General Hospital.
Today, I'm flying to Los Angeles to attend the...
Debate about Lean at SF General Hospital – Hire a Consultant...
Happy June, everybody! Summer is here. We've actually had a delightfully long spring here in San Antonio, which means the temperature hasn't really been...
Secretary Shinseki Has Resigned; Will Things Change at the VA?
=Following up on posts from Monday and Wednesday, we see this headline today: "Shinseki resigns after VA scandal."
As I wrote about on LinkedIn, instead...
