This archive collects videos, webinar recordings, livestreams, and video-based conversations focused on Lean leadership, continuous improvement, psychological safety, and learning from mistakes. These videos are meant to support reflection and practical application—not just passive viewing—across healthcare, manufacturing, and knowledge work.
Topics range from executive leadership behaviors and Kaizen to Deming, Toyota, and building cultures where people feel safe to speak up and improve.
Reminder: Reader Survey Link (2 minutes of your time) Economy brings layoffs at Kearney hospital – Top Local Stories – News : KHAS-TV Here is a story from Nebraska, local TV news again, about Lean at a hospital. If you…
Local doctors cut stress Below is a video from an Albuquerque TV news station, visiting a doctor’s office that was implementing Lean. I wish I could take credit… it was work done by someone I know, actually. The video shows…
Donald Berwick: Curing the Healthcare System – BusinessWeek Good exposure for the applicability and use of Lean concepts in healthcare in BusinessWeek. Dr. Berwick is the head of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (based in Cambridge, coincidentally, like the Lean…
You might know Mike from my podcast with him (performing as Dr. W. Edward Deming). Here are three videos with Mike (as himself) done by Quality Digest magazine. In Part 1, Mike talks about asking why and the continuing relevance…
Has anyone seen or used this “5S Garage” video? Seems like an interesting concept. Sample video below. I did hear, from a trusted Lean friend, that this book is good: Everything I Know About Lean I Learned in First Grade.…
Obama Promises To Stop America’s S***ty Jobs From Going Overseas | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source Replace “some” in my post headline with a word that rhymes with “witty” but starts with an “sh.” OK, by now, you…
I’m traveling and will probably be away from the blog through Sunday unless something really big happens in the Lean world. I have a lot of posts for next week that I’m going to be working on, including one story…
Full Episode: Premiere Episode – SPIKE I saw an ad for this the other day, I don’t really have high expectations prior to watching it. Will a sitcom set in a factory be as clever as “The Office” or even…
Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement The link above is an online video presentation by Jamie Flinchbaugh, courtesy of IndustryWeek (click here to subscribe to their print edition of the magazine). In This Presentation You Will See How 90% of…
You might remember my podcast with Mike Micklewright, “What Would Deming Say?“ Here is a free video clip of his “An Evening with Dr. Deming” presentation. You can buy the full DVD by clicking here.
The positive ER post of the day…. here’s a nice video of a news story from the UK. The physician being interviewed does a good job of explaining Lean. “Accident and Emergency” is the UK term for “Emergency Room” Reducing…
YouTube – Improving the ER on ER I don’t always watch the NBC show ER, but this portion caught my attention when my wife was watching the final episode of the season and I clumsily taped it with my digital…
