Lean Blog Audio — My Thoughts on Standardized Work and #Lean
I’ve written about many of these ideas and themes before in various blog posts, but I wanted to consolidate my thoughts on the Lean concept of “standardized work” in a …
Lean Blog Interviews — 297: JJ Villarreal, Ed.D., #Lean in Education
My guest for Episode #297 is John (JJ) Villarreal, Ed.D., the superintendent of the Rockwall I.S.D. here in the Dallas area. In this podcast, we talk about the applications of Lean in education, how to move beyond what JJ calls “the behavior waste of jud…
Lean Blog Audio — What We’re Looking Forward to Learning at Toyota
What We’re Looking Forward to Learning at the Toyota Plant Tour Tomorrow, with the entire KaiNexus team, I’m going to visit the Toyota truck plant in San Antonio, the plant …
Lean Blog Audio — What the Book “Lean Thinking” Said About Healthcare…
What the Book “Lean Thinking” Said About Healthcare in 1996 http://www.leanblog.org/audio244 When the book Lean Thinking (by Jim Womack and Dan Jones) was originally published in 1996, it seems likely that …
Lean Blog Audio — The Response to the Hawaii False Alarm…
The Response to the Hawaii False Alarm Can’t End With Firing Someone — This and other nuclear threats due to bad systems http://www.leanblog.org/audio243 Saturday, you might have seen the news …
Lean Blog Interviews — 296: Dr. Zeev N. Kain on #Lean and Clinical Variation
Joining me for Episode #296 of the podcast is Zeev N. Kain, MD. MBA, FAAP. He is a physician and a Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Irvine. See his full bio. He has many additional roles and titles, including: Director, System Rede…
Lean Blog Interviews — 295: Ted Toussaint & Sarah Steinberg, #Lean & Innovation in Healthcare
My guests for Episode #295 are Sarah Steinberg of Atrius Health and Ted Toussaint, a healthcare innovation strategist, formerly of Atrius Health. Ted is also a faculty member for Catalysis. Today, we’re talking about some innovative work that they led a…
Lean Blog Interviews — 294: Clay Linkous, Studer Group Principles & #Lean
Joining me for episode #294 is Clay Linkous, an account leader and speaker with Studer Group. He is an accomplished cultural transformation and leadership expert who has synthesized Lean and other improvement methods with Studer Group principles and prac…
Lean Blog Audio — Did Toyota’s Mindset Really Leave the (Now) Tesla…
Did Toyota’s Mindset Really Leave the (Now) Tesla Building? Tesla builds cars in what used to be the NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and GM (which meant it …
Lean Blog Audio — A Powerful Message from Toyota’s President
A Powerful Message from Toyota’s President, Akio Toyoda: No Best, Only Better In today’s post, I share and write about this message from Akio Toyoda that was posted online: “Making …