By Mark Graban
http://leanblog.org/audio129 I generally avoid politics here on the blog… In October, I broached the subject when I blogged about a company that uses Lean principles to make Donald Trump hats …
Last Friday morning, I partnered with Chip Ponsford, DVM, a doctor of veterinary medicine, to give an introductory Lean continuing education presentation at the annual conference of the Texas Veterinary …
Dr. Gary Kaplan is the CEO of Seattle’s Virginia Mason Medical Center, considered one of the world leaders in the adoption of Lean healthcare principles. He wrote the foreword for …
Each Saturday, I get an email newsletter from the UK-based site “Nursing Times.” They cover issues that are somewhat universal in healthcare, including patient safety, healthcare culture, nursing shortages, budget …
http://leanblog.org/audio125 The Spurs have had great players, but there’s a culture of teamwork and unselfishness. The Spurs (after learning their lesson with Dennis Rodman) have learned to draft and sign …
http://leanblog.org/audio124 I made a few tweaks to the content of the 3rd edition’s “first pages” based on some input from Jamie Bonini, vice president of the TSSC group within Toyota. …
This article posted anonymously on AllNurses.com has over one million views in the month since it first appeared:”Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!” It’s an “Open Letter to Hospital …
Engaging Staff in Improvement is Actually the Toyota Way, TooHere, I blogged about an article I read in Modern Healthcare that said, basically, Toyota isn’t innovative and maybe therefore healthcare …
I wrote a new piece for LinkedIn that I hope would be of interest to you even if you’re in healthcare. Why? It’s a story about what an organization does …
I get asked a lot, “How do you know if a hospital is truly ‘Lean?’”Nobody is ever perfect or “fully Lean,” but you could ask, “How do you know if …
