KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — The World’s Saddest Kaizen Board?
A friend who knows that I am interested in continuous improvement techniques of all sorts was visiting a relative in the ER in a California hospital. She sent me this …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Webinar The Intersection of Culture and Technology
Presenter: Matthew Cannistraro, Operations Analyst at J.C. Cannistraro In this webinar, you will learn: Background of JC Cannistraro and the factors that led to the need for improvement software The …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Why Rapid Improvement Events are Better with Software
Rapid improvement events are an important tool in the Kaizen toolbox. They are great for ensuring energy gets focused on a particularly challenging problem or one that needs to be …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Are Gemba Walks Only for Managers?
During a typical Gemba Walk, a manager or supervisor visits the place where work gets done. He or she observes as processes and tasks are carried out, asks questions, and …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Matthew Cannistraro Webinar Preview
Matthew Cannistraro, of the J.C. Cannistraro company, is one of those leaders and customers. He gave an excellent presentation at last yearâs user conference, a talk that was focused on …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — A Quick Guide to Lean Construction
Readers of this blog know that the Lean approach to business management has taken root far outside of the manufacturing sector. It is used by healthcare organizations, software development firms, …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Electronic Suggestion Boxes
We are in the continuous improvement business, so it is not surprising that we sometimes talk to HR managers and other leaders who have been sold on the idea that …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Ask Us Anything Episode 11
Mark Graban & Dr. Greg Jacobson In this episode: How did you guys meet? What are some inventive methods to improve senior management visibility and support for continuous improvement (CI)? …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — The 5 Fundamental Principles of Lean Manufacturing
Post by Dr. Greg Jacobson, read by Mark Graban Management expert James P. Womack, Ph.D., is the founder and senior advisor to the Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc., a nonprofit training, …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — How PDSA Could Have Prevented the Muslim Ban Fiasco
Wow! The daily lessons served up by the current political climate in the United States just keep coming. I’m quite certain nobody intended to help us gain these insights, but …