Today’s post is hosted over at LinkedIn, as part of my participation in the LinkedIn Influencers series.The post is titled: “The One Thing Google Should Show When You Search for …
http://leanblog.org/audio25 In yesterday’s blog post (“Safety is always our top priority” – From lip service to daily practice?”), I challenged hospital leaders to back up the “happy talk” with real …
http://leanblog.org/audio24 It’s really easy to make statements like “patient safety is our top priority.” That same statement can be applied to hospital staff, as well.Or, it should. But the “happy …
“Accountability” is a word that’s easy to throw around in an organization. It’s often pretty meaningless (or not well understood). What does it really mean? http://leanblog.org/audio23 — Support this podcast: …
Recently, I’ve seen many examples where businesses don’t pay attention to little details. When you see little things going wrong, it makes you wonder about the more important stuff. One …
It’s a pretty common facilitation technique to do a “plus / delta” discussion at the end of a meeting, exercise, etc.In the plus column go the things that went well, …
http://leanblog.org/audio19 This article caught my attention the other day: “Philly VA employees ask for golf shirts in suggestion box for improving veteran care.” I hesitate to throw stones, but there …
I’m planning two different workshops in the coming months:Boston 3/31: “Successful Lean Teams” – Personal Kanban (with Jim Benson) and Kaizen Indianapolis 4/22-23: On-site Kaizen Workshop at Franciscan St. Francis …
It’s easy to point fingers at others who don’t do what they know they’re supposed to do. It’s sometimes helpful to be reflective and introspective instead of just trying to …
What is the “productivity paradox” as coined by Erik Brynjolfsson of MIT and is there also a “Kaizen paradox?” http://leanblog.org/audio17 — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lean-blog-audio/support
