By Mark Graban
It’s been a while since I’ve contributed something to the Lean Enterprise Institute’s online publication, The Lean Post (see past articles). Today, they’re allowing me to introduce some ideas from …
A retired labor leader from the automotive industry (who reads this blog) sent me a link to this article: #RedforMed: 1,800 Vermont Nurses Are On Strike Demanding Their Hospital Put …
http://leanblog.org/audio258 “ER wait times down, but only slightly” or ER wait times are virtually the same? This article was sent by a friend and blog reader from Winnipeg the other …
The Catch-22 of #Lean & Kaizen: You Get More ROI by NOT Focusing Only on High-ROI Projects http://www.leanblog.org/audio257 — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lean-blog-audio/support
Leaders & Lean: We Need to Better Support Doctors and Other Providers When surgeons have no better options than complaining about process problems on LinkedIn, are their leaders and organizations …
My Talk in Vegas: Leadership Lessons from Statistics and Psychology Today, I’m giving a keynote talk at the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference being held in Las Vegas. I …
What’s Going on at Tesla? Is @ElonMusk Following up on Employee Injuries? There’s a lot to admire about Elon Musk. I admire his risk taking and his entrepreneurial spirit. I …
The chain Whole Foods is reportedly having inventory shortages and morale problems. It sounds like a real mess, but thankfully nobody is calling it Lean. Their “Order to Shelf” system …
Tour Preview: The Japanese Health Care System at a High Level As I prepare to go back to Japan, I’m sharing some insights about the Japanese health system from the …
The WSJ Overgeneralizes about The “Japanese Model,” Not All Companies Are Toyota Not all Japanese companies are the same. “Lean isn’t easy” if you’re a Japanese company. Toyota has created …
