Lean Blog Audio — 10 Years of “L.A.M.E.”
It’s been 10 years since I first wrote about my awkward acronym L.A.M.E. Is it helpful to distinguish between true Lean principles and “Lean As Misguidedly Explained?” Will we see …
Lean Blog Audio — New Whitepaper: “#Lean for Doctors”
Today, I’m happy to share a link to a white paper that I co-authored for Catalysis (formerly the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value).The paper is titled: “Lean for Doctors.” Appropriately, …
Lean Blog Audio — #TBT: Don’t Blame the Kicker, Don’t Blame…
Today’s Post in&t;50 words: Lean thinkers don’t blame individuals who in a bad system, whether that’s a presenter at Oscars, a kicker in a football game, or a healthcare professional …
Lean Blog Audio — Personal Kaizen: How I Reduced Effort…
In today’s post, I write about how Kaizen starts with you. I share some examples of “personal Kaizen,” including the way I’ve streamlined my call scheduling process, for my benefit …
Lean Blog Audio — Learning & Emulating Without Copying Blindly from…
While I’m writing here about Northwestern men’s basketball learning from Duke (without copying everything), the same ideas apply if you’re Ford learning from Toyota or a hospital learning from ThedaCare. …
Lean Blog Audio — I Was Asked to Share “Pet Peeves” About Lean (and Lean Sigma)
Thanks to GoLeanSixSigma.com for asking me some questions for a discussion that they’ve posted on their website. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lean-blog-audio/support
Lean Blog Audio — If a Surgeon or Hospital Puts Quantity over Quality…
Today’s Post in&t;50 Words: I get worked up about labeling a troubled surgical department as “a factory,” but there are far more important issues of patient safety and hospital culture …
Lean Blog Audio — The Advice about #Lean That Your Hospital CEO Should Be Getting
Art Byrne’s latest book, The Lean Turnaround Action Guide, has a lot of great tips that he’s trying to share, CEO to CEO. How many CEOs are reading this book …
Lean Blog Audio — Registration is Open! “Kaizen Live!” at Franciscan
Registration is now open for our “Kaizen Live!” event, where you can visit Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis to see what a “culture of continuous improvement” is like in …
Lean Blog Audio — Lessons Ford & the UAW Learned in Japan in 1981 Still Apply
Today’s Post in&t;50 Words: I continue sharing documents from the Don Ephlin library archive. What did Ford and the UAW learn when they visited Japan in 1981? Many of the …