Tag: Womack
Jim Womack on Gemba Walks, Lean Leadership, and Lessons for Healthcare
Jim Womack explains why real gemba walks--not management strolls--are essential for lean leadership, and why healthcare leaders must change behavior to improve systems and...
Why GM Blamed JIT for Layoffs After the Japan Earthquake —...
TL;DR -- GM vs. Toyota After the Japan Earthquake
General Motors (GM)
Blamed Just-In-Time (JIT) for parts shortages
Temporarily laid off workers when production stopped
Treated downtime as...
Eric Ries on the Lean Startup Methodology and Continuous Innovation
Mark Graban interviews Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, about how Lean principles influenced his thinking on entrepreneurship and continuous innovation. Their conversation...
No, not THAT “Lean” or THAT John Shook…
If you search the web or Twitter for common terms like Lean or thought leaders like John Shook or James P. Womack, you might...
Guest Post – Lean Myth: Lean is Stressful for Workers
Mark's Note: Today's post is by David Veech, the Executive Director of the Institute for Lean Systems. A fear or anxiety that people often...
Correcting John Seddon’s Claims About Ohno, Womack, and Jones on Standardized...
When I read John Seddon's book Freedom from Command & Control: Rethinking Management for Lean Service, I was a fan. I thought, "Here is...
Reader Question: Asset Optimizers and Point Optimizers
It's time for another in my Reader Questions series, this question comes from Brian via email. If you have a question or topic that...
Who Coined the Term “Lean”? And Where is He Today?
People often ask "So where did the term 'lean' come from?" It didn't come from Toyota. And the term isn't an acronym (so no...
John Shook to Replace Jim Womack as CEO of Lean Enterprise...
By now, you may have read the news release and/or e-letter (scroll way down) from the Lean Enterprise Institute that announces founder and chairman...
Jim Womack: “Tipping Point” for Lean Healthcare?
I'm still catching up on things I wanted to blog about related to our Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit that we held June 9 and...
Guest Post: You Don’t Have to be Lean to be Good
Mark's note: Today's post is from a regular guest blogger and a friend of mine, Dan Markovitz - his regular blog can be found...
Notes from Dr. Brent James Teaching at the Shingo Prize Conference...
At last week's Shingo Prize conference, I was very excited to meet Dr. Stephen Covey (my podcast is here), but I was just as...
