Lean Blog Audio — Marie Osmond and The Excuses for Not Getting Lean
It’s a weight loss program called “Lean 13.” It’s the everyday use of the word “lean,” as in thinner, that has nothing to do with the Lean methodology and the …
Lean Blog Interviews — 271: Isaac Mitchell, Lean Design in Healthcare
Joining me for Episode #271 is Isaac Mitchell (@IssacMitchell), talking about Lean Design for healthcare, the Society for Health Systems, and more. Isaac is a full-time lean practitioner at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, a lecturer at the University…
Lean Blog Audio — Better Metrics & “Understanding Variation”
My favorite book, as I’ve written about before, is not a “Lean book” — it’s Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos by Donald J. Wheeler, PhD. It might look …
Lean Blog Audio — Better Metrics & “Understanding Variation”
My favorite book, as I’ve written about before, is not a “Lean book” — it’s Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos by Donald J. Wheeler, PhD. It might look …
Lean Blog Audio — My Post for the Deming Institute Blog:
I’m extremely honored that The W. Edwards Deming Institute published my first blog post in a series of three that I’ve written for them, to be published over the next …
Lean Blog Audio — What the World’s Best Organizations…
Before Christmas, I was listening to the Dan Le Batard Show and their guest for the day was former NFL player Domonique Foxworth, pictured at left. Foxworth earned an MBA …
Lean Blog Interviews — 270: Dr. Paul DeChant & Dr. Diane Shannon on Burnout
My guests for Episode #270 of the podcast are two physicians: Paul DeChant, MD and Diane Shannon, MD. They are co-authors of the recently-released book Preventing Physician Burnout: Curing the Chaos and Returning Joy to the Practice of Medicine. Paul was…
Lean Blog Audio — My Visit to Cleveland Clinic
I had a chance to visit one of their community hospitals, Hillcrest Hospital, as well as the main campus. It was a very stimulating visit and it was great to …
Lean Blog Audio — Food for Thought on Mistakes and Perfection
“Making mistakes is better than faking perfection.”I saw this quote the other day and tweeted it. It seemed like food for thought and something to reflect on for a new …
Lean Blog Audio — Examples of Corporate Speak Masking Reality
http://www.leanblog.org/audio165 I get annoyed by corporate euphemisms, such as referring to people as “resources,” the term “right-sizing” for layoffs, and the type of jargon and babble parodied in the Weird …