Lean Blog Audio — Lean Healthcare Trip to China, Day 1, Part 1:
My first trip to China… http://leanblog.org/audio151 — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lean-blog-audio/support
Lean Blog Audio — Free Excerpt from “Lean Hospitals” and “Practicing Lean”
http://leanblog.org/audio150 Thanks to those of you who pre-ordered the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals.Click below to read a free preview from the book, the start of the chapter …
Lean Blog Audio — Be Careful With “No Waiting Rooms” Just Like “Zero Inventories”
For decades, manufacturers have been tripped up by the simplistic idea that Lean is about “zero inventories.” It probably didn’t help that one of the earliest and most prominent books …
Lean Blog Audio — GM’s CEO Roger Smith Thought Toyota Had Magic,
Thanks to this post by Bruce Hamilton (aka “Toast Guy” or “Old Lean Dude”), I was reminded of the old General Motors effort, spearheaded by then-CEO Roger Smith (of “Roger&Me” …
Lean Blog Audio — From 1994, But Relevant Today: “Why TQM Fails”
The 1994 book Why TQM Fails And What to Do About It is a book that could be very relevant today, in the context of Lean. I’ll give credit to …
Lean Blog Audio — his Doctor is Upset About Something,
http://leanblog.org/audio146 Earlier this year, we had rantings from two doctors about Lean in the esteemed New England Journal of Medicine… except what they described didn’t really sound like Lean (as …
Lean Blog Audio — The Need for Standardized Work When Ordering Whiskey
Ah, whiskey. I like whiskey. I’m not afraid to say that. I’ve blogged about whiskey (or whisky) once before: Why Kaizen is an Important Differentiator for Japanese Whisky. I also …
Lean Blog Audio — My LinkedIn Post on Bad Toast & Bad Management
Previously on LinkedIn, I’ve written about Kaizen in a wine bar and the need for restaurants to not blame employees for problems. Yesterday, I published my 50th post for their …
Lean Blog Audio — If Your Hospital Wants to “Implement #Lean,”
http://leanblog.org/audio143 I’ve written before about the subject of hospitals “flexing” nurses and employees. I’ve criticized flexing (or the practice of sending employees home early because patient census is low) and …
Lean Blog Audio — NEJM Authors Double Down on Their Claim That Lean = Taylorism
http://leanblog.org/audio142 You might remember the hubbub (and my earlier blog post) about this article that somehow appeared in the NEJM: “Medical Taylorism.”It’s sad and frustrating that people so often talk …