Lean Blog Audio — Healthcare People: Study Lean and Kaizen in Japan
Come Join Me to Study Lean & Kaizen for Healthcare: Japan 2018 In the past year or two, it seems like I have heard more about people and organizations leading …
Lean Blog Audio — Toyota Helps a Young Inventor; Look at His Dad’s Toyota…
it’s great to see an 11 year old thinking like an engineer and an entrepreneur. He’s the son of a Toyota “operational excellence” consultant. For those who try to unfortunately …
Lean Blog Audio — #Lean Enterprise Institute Announces New CEO
The Lean Enterprise Institute (a former employer of mine from 2009 to 2011) has announced a new CEO, the third in their history following founder James P. Womack and his …
Lean Blog Audio — “Our Hospitals Are Killing Us“ (1966)
Three or four months ago, in the midst of a discussion on LinkedIn about patient safety, somebody made reference to a 1966 cover story from the magazine “Look.” Look was …
Lean Blog Audio — Free Webinar Today on #Lean Collaboration Across Companies
Free Webinar Today on #Lean Collaboration Across Companies and Industries I hope you’ll join me today for a KaiNexus webinar that I’m hosting. The topic is near and dear to …
Lean Blog Audio — Texas Hospital Saves Money Occasionally With Lean Six Sigma
Texas Hospital Saves Money Occasionally With Lean Six Sigma… But Can Do More, More Often? I saw this headline the other day about University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas: “UMC …
Lean Blog Interviews — 288: Dean Gruner, MD on ACOs and Healthcare Reform
Joining me again for Episode #288 is Dean Gruner, MD, the recently retired CEO of ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin that has long been considered a worldwide leader in the practice of Lean in healthcare. Recently, in Episode #286, Dean shared his r…
Lean Blog Audio — This Organization Chose Not to “Deploy #Lean” Because…
This Organization Chose Not to “Deploy #Lean” Because a Leader Thought it is Not Customer Focused? I posted an article on LinkedIn last week as a companion article and summary …
Lean Blog Audio — Toyota Helps Children’s Health Dallas Reduce Some CLABSIs
I’ve long been appreciative of the work that Toyota does, through their non-profit TSSC subsidiary, to help non-profits and community organizations improve. The latest example of that is some work …
Lean Blog Interviews — 287: Harry Kenworthy, “Lean Government NOW!”
Joining me today for Episode #287 is another returning guest (see Episode #198), Harry Kenworthy. We’re talking about his book, which will be released on Friday, Lean Government NOW! : Increase Service, Capacity and Employee Engagement While Reducing Cos…