Karen Martin is one of those people I’ve been lucky to know and learn from for a long time. She’s been a guest on the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast five times now — which puts her in a very small…
KaiNexus recently hosted a webinar I was especially looking forward to: “Unlock the Power of Leadership: The Electrolux Manufacturing System (EMS) Way,” presented by Sandro Casagrande from Electrolux. The session took place on December 10 at 1 pm Eastern, and…
When organizations struggle to sustain Lean transformation, people often look first at tools, training, or tactics. But more often than not, the real obstacle is cultural friction–a common challenge in Lean transformations when Respect for People isn’t reflected in daily…
Recently, I had the pleasure of moderating a webinar titled “Driving a Culture of Transforming Patient Safety with KaiNexus“ featuring leaders from Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge: Lindsey Booty, Dr. Christopher Thomas, and LeaAnn…
One of the most powerful elements of continuous improvement is the ability to learn from each other across organizations–even across industries. That’s one of the core reasons we host the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series. Our next live session, coming…
I’m excited to be presenting this webinar on February 12th at 1 pm ET as part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series: Mistake-Proofing in Action: Real-World Examples Across Industries The webinar description: “Are you looking for practical ways to…
TL;DR: Psychological safety isn’t optional for continuous improvement. This KaiNexus webinar highlights five leadership behaviors–addressing fear and futility, modeling vulnerability, and building trust–that make real Lean improvement possible. In my 2023 KaiNexus webinar, I explored the critical intersection of Psychological…
I’m happy to be hosting and moderating this webinar that will be presented by Brent Loescher, a fellow instructor with me at TKMG Academy. A Lean practitioner at heart, Brent received his formal Toyota Production System training while working for…
I’m happy to be hosting and moderating this webinar that will be presented by Melissa Sherman, a friend of mine from the Michigan Lean Consortium: Embedding Change Management into your Continuous Improvement Initiatives – click to view now! It’s free…
Psychological safety is often described as “feeling safe to speak up.” In Lean organizations, that idea matters — but only if leaders understand what makes speaking up possible in real work, under real pressure. This recorded Ask Us Anything webinar…
Are you looking to transform your business strategy into actionable results? Join us for our recorded webinar, “Leveraging a Strategy to Execution Framework: A Journey of Transformation,” presented by Karen Friedenberg. This insightful session took place on July 23 from…
TL;DR: Learning from mistakes requires more than problem-solving tools — it requires psychological safety.In this Shingo Institute webinar, Mark Graban explains why fear and futility prevent people from speaking up, how Toyota and healthcare organizations respond constructively to mistakes, and…
