Here’s an interesting column from Becker’s Hospital Review, written by Michael Dowling, President and CEO, Northwell Health. I’m guessing he created the headline, since the phrase “give a damn” doesn’t …
Yesterday’s blog post was about a situation (with my podcast hosting service) that triggered memories of my time at General Motors in 1995. Today’s post is about a recent article …
Episode #270 Ever since I started podcasting in 2006, I’ve been using a company called “Hipcast” to be the “hosting” company for the podcast audio files and feeds. For those …
Recorded April 14, 2019 — Mark and Jamie chat out their hopes for the podcast, “lean coffee,” a news story about a Fiat Chrysler plant, a reader question about getting started with lean, and more.
Joining me for Episode #340 of the podcast is Dr. Joy Furnival CEng MIET, an experienced senior NHS manager, improvement leader, and chartered engineer. I first crossed paths with Joy at a Lean healthcare event in England back in 2007. At the time, she w…
Is “Kaizen” a Slogan or a Methodology for the Seattle Mariners? Here is an interesting article that a few people pointed me toward the other day about the Seattle Mariners …
Today, I’m writing about another view, from an article co-authored by our friend Dr. John Toussaint and the CEO of ZSFGH, Dr. Susan Ehrlich: Changing Leadership Behavior Gets Real Results …
Today, I’m reading the latest issue of Health Leaders magazine (March/April 2019) whose cover features a number of stories about nursing retention. The lead article shares some data about recruitment …
Here’s an interesting recent article from the Wall Street Journal (you might require a subscription to read it): The Economy’s Last Best Hope: Superstar Middle Managers Anemic growth, millennial malaise, …
Joining me for Episode #339 of the podcast is Charles Protzman, author of a great number of Lean healthcare books. Today, we are talking about a book that he wrote for a broader audience, The BASICS Lean Implementation Model: Lean Tools to Drive Daily In…
