Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, and more My guest for Episode #406 is Dr. Ivan Zakharenkov, he’s a doctor of veterinary medicine and he’s Chief Executive Officer at the company Veterinary Integration Solutions. He goes by Dr. Zak…
tl;dr: Kaizen works in veterinary medicine because it focuses on small, low-risk improvements led by the people doing the work. Instead of fearing “bad ideas,” leaders should create systems that encourage experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement without blame. I was…
So what's the new book and cover pictured here? This is the book being finished by my friend Chip Ponsford, III, DVM. Yes, DVM stands for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
"Lean Veterinary Practice Management: Higher Quality, Less Waste, Greater Staff Engagement and Continuous Improvement."
I played host for a recent webinar that we're hosting on Monday, May 7, featuring a presentation by my friend Chip Ponsford, III, DVM (pictured at left), a veterinarian who has become quite a strong Lean advocate in recent years.
We've taught Lean together at a Veterinary Medicine conference (as I blogged about here) and I've been collaborating with Chip on his LeanVets.com blog.
Here’s the transcript from the recent podcast that Chip Ponsford, DVM (of the LeanVets.com blog) and I did with Samantha Parrett, the Director of Business & Administrative Services at North Carolina State University Veterinary Health Complex. We know many of you prefer…
Episode #254 is interesting to me for a number of reasons. For one, I have a “guest co-host” joining me for the first time. He’s Chip Ponsford, DVM, a doctor of veterinary medicine and former practice owner who I’ve gotten…
Last Friday morning, I partnered with Chip Ponsford, DVM, a doctor of veterinary medicine, to give an introductory Lean continuing education presentation at the annual conference of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association.
