By Mark Graban
http://www.leanblog.org/audio176 I saw this article a few days ago in one of the larger healthcare industry trade publications:How One Woman Saved IU Health $54 Million The headline is misleading, as …
When I talk to organizations about Kaizen, or continuous improvement, there’s far too much self-defeating talk, where people say things like:”We’re not going to try this Kaizen process because our …
Yesterday, the W. Edwards Deming Institute published the second in my series of three posts for them: “The Failure of “The Livonia Philosophy” at my GM Plant.” Read more… http://www.leanblog.org/audio174 …
In my travels, I often meet people or visit organizations that say something like:”We’re doing Lean… we just call it Process Improvement.” They have a “Process Improvement” (PI) department, or …
http://www.leanblog.org/audio172 StoreSMART is partnering with me on this contest where you can win one of four sets of books, along with a selection of sample supplies that can help you …
It’s a weight loss program called “Lean 13.” It’s the everyday use of the word “lean,” as in thinner, that has nothing to do with the Lean methodology and the …
My favorite book, as I’ve written about before, is not a “Lean book” — it’s Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos by Donald J. Wheeler, PhD. It might look …
I’m extremely honored that The W. Edwards Deming Institute published my first blog post in a series of three that I’ve written for them, to be published over the next …
Before Christmas, I was listening to the Dan Le Batard Show and their guest for the day was former NFL player Domonique Foxworth, pictured at left. Foxworth earned an MBA …
I had a chance to visit one of their community hospitals, Hillcrest Hospital, as well as the main campus. It was a very stimulating visit and it was great to …
