Rhode Island’s Governor Announces Lean Initiative, Declares…
You might know my friend Karl Wadensten, the president of VIBCO, a small manufacturer in Rhode Island. I've…
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Podcast #221 – @JacobStoller, “The #Lean CEO”
My guest for episode #221 is Jacob Stoller, author of a book that was just released: The Lean CEO:…
Podcast #217 – Interview with Alan Robinson, Co-Author of The Idea-Driven…
Our guest today is Alan G. Robinson, PhD, an award-winning author, educator, researcher and…
Video Interviews with Karl Wadensten and Paul Akers
Our theme this month on the KaiNexus blog is executive leadership. We are concluding that series with a new…
Picking on the PICK Chart
The so-called "PICK chart" has become a pretty common sight in healthcare as a way of visualizing and prioritizing…
Super Bowl Commercial: American Factories? You Can’t Do That! Really?
I'm a bit of a counter-culturalist when it comes to the hype about Super Bowl commercials being entertainment and…
Guest Post: Book Chapter on VIBCO and “Captain Karl”
Mark's note: Today's guest post is an excerpt from the book Remarkable by Toby LaVigne. Toby's bio can be found at…
Public Radio Story on VIBCO Helping Rhode Island Healthcare
Short post today - the sole purpose is to point you to a great Rhode Island Public Radio story by Megan Hall. She…
An Inc. “Best Small Company Workplace” & Their Lean Culture
As I was cleaning out a pile of stuff in my office, I found an unread issue of Inc. magazine from June 2011.…
Talk Preview – “Why Your Hospital Should be Like a Factory… Or…
When hospital people say they don't want to be a factory or "we don't want assembly-line medicine," the statement…
Enough with the Factory Bashing, Please – Healthcare Professionals and WIRED…
Those of you who know my background know that I spent the first 10 years of my career working in various…
Updates on Two Lean Radio Shows: “Lean Nation” and “American…
Many of you may have been following developments related to two radio shows about Lean that have graced the…
A Brief Video Look into Lean at VIBCO
I may have shared this video before, but it's worth taking a quick video peek into one of my favorite companies -…
Seth Godin Catches All Manufacturers, Unfairly, in his “Factory…
I really like Seth Godin's writing - his blog on marketing is one that I have followed regularly for years and his…
A Breath of Lean Positivity – Paul Akers and FastCap
I had an amazing conversation on Saturday with Paul Akers (pictured at left), the founder and president of FastCap,…
Passport “Processing Time” or Waiting Time?
I recently heard this on a cable news channel that was blaring in the airport:
"The current passport processing…
New Post on ‘The Lean Edge’ – Lean and Innovation
Continuing my participation on TheLeanEdge.org, I answered a new question about Lean and innovation.
My answer…
The Waste of Pulling Promised Training Funds in Rhode Island
I'm sharing this appeal on behalf of a good Lean friend, Karl Wadensten from VIBCO in Rhode Island.
Karl is…