By Mark Graban
From 2012: http://www.leanblog.org/audio292 Dr. Iida talked about the connections between “Kaizen” (small improvements) and innovation (larger improvements) and how, together, they lead to breakthroughs. He also talked about how one …
http://www.leanblog.org/audio291 Last week was our fifth annual KaiNexus User Conference (or “KaiNexicon” as we now call it). One of our keynote speakers was Jess Orr, a former Toyota engineer who …
http://www.leanblog.org/audio290 So, upon some reflection, it seems like “Just Do It” isn’t really the right phrase to use. A classic suggestion box system has cards that start with listing a …
http://www.leanblog.org/audio289 In the huddles, the manager and team talk about problems, issues, or opportunities for improvement. In some huddles, the team might say, “We can’t think of anything that came …
http://www.leanblog.org/audio288 http://www.kainexus.com/webinars Today, I’ll be hosting and moderating the latest in our KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar series. I’m really excited that the presenter will be Mark Valenti — he’s been …
http://www.leanblog.org/audio287 General Jim Mattis has been making the rounds to talk about his new book that is out today: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead. “Learning to Lead” sounds like …
http://www.leanblog.org/audio286 This past weekend, an old friend came down from Michigan to spend two days in the Dallas area. Amongst the activities and catching up, we went bowling — something …
http://www.leanblog.org/audio285 This is a radio segment from the KOGO morning news on August 23rd, 2019. LaDona Harvey: When it comes to your career path, your family’s financial future, or even …
http://www.leanblog.org/audio284 Here is an article that caught my eye recently, from HBR: “How One Health System Overcame Resistance to a Surgical Checklist“ — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lean-blog-audio/support
http://www.leanblog.org/audio283 Anyway, this article caught my eye the other day: Top Chefs and Restaurateurs on the Best Lessons They Learned from Failures Check out the article for the detail, but …
