Throwback Thursday: Be Lean, not L.A.M.E.
Today's post is a throwback to an essay that I originally wrote for the excellent book Lean-Led Hospital Design:…
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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: Leading the Way…
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…
Visiting and Touring the Toyota Tsutsumi Plant, Part 2
Last week, I wrote a post (part 1) looking back at our visit to the Toyota Tsutsumi factory that was part of our …
Lessons from the Football Coaching and Leadership Styles of the Oregon Ducks and…
Note: Today is the fifth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. Russell Maroni's journal from his volunteer work…
A Hotel, Time Quotas, Systemic Problems, and Employees Not Having the Right Tools
I travel a lot and, thanks to my work, I'm pretty well attuned to the idea of not blaming individuals for systemic…
Good Ideas, Lean Ideas, Keep Crossing the Pacific
The ideas, principles, and methods that we'd recognize as "Lean" aren't exclusively of Japanese origin. Many of us,…
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…
#Ebola – The Glaring Gap Between Staff Education and Proper, Effective…
I saw this headline the other day: "U.S. Soldiers Get Just Four Hours of Ebola Training"
The phrase "just four…
Why “More Nurses” Isn’t the Best Way to Solve What Ails…
There are certainly many serious problems in healthcare. Let's look at nursing, in particular. It's a rewarding…
What They’re Saying Now about Lean Healthcare in Saskatchewan
There have been plenty of headlines and updates since I first blogged about the controversy over Lean healthcare in…
Updated: 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…
Report to President Obama Endorses Lean & Systems Engineering in Healthcare
I recently saw a tweet that referenced a May 2014 that was sent to President Obama and his administration: "Report…
Podcast #204 – Paul Plsek, Lean & Innovation at Virginia Mason
MP3 File (run time 34:37)
Joining me today for Episode #204 is Paul Plsek (@PaulPlsek) and we're talking about…
Podcast #202 – Patrick Graupp, TWI in Healthcare
MP3 File (run time 34:56)
My guest today for Episode 202 is Patrick Graupp, co-author of the excellent book…
Article about Lean in Two Sioux Falls Health Systems
I recently saw an article about Avera Medical Group and Sanford Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: "Health…
Toyota’s Blog on Pillars of the Toyota Production System & Lean
I didn't know , until yesterday, that Toyota has an official company blog (at least for Toyota UK).
Even…
More on Lean in Saskatchewan
Since the healthcare improvement work I do is apolitical and non-partisan, I'm generally not one to butt into the…