Mark Graban
Applying Lean and Kaizen at Chick-fil-A with David B. Reid, P.E....
Joining me for Episode #344 is David Reid, a mechanical engineer whose career has taken him from improvement work at Michelin Tire, to being...
Measures of Success Related to “Measures of Success” Workshops
Each time I teach my "Measures of Success" workshop for Catalysis at one of their events, they give me feedback scores from the attendees.
I...
Episode #3 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast (With Guest Host Chris...
Jamie Flinchbaugh and I had a great time with the first two episodes of "Lean Whiskey." Thanks to everyone who has subscribed, rated, and...
Unraveling the Mystery Behind MLB’s Home Run Surge: A Data-Driven Exploration
It's been a busy few weeks for me with work travel and, blogwise, I'm winding down into a few weeks of "blog vacation" (which...
Come See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan Health This...
Registration is open for "Kaizen Live!" -- the 2019 edition.
Joe Swartz and I are excited to announce that we are hosting the fourth site...
What Chefs and Restauranteurs Say About Learning From Failures & Mistakes
Speaking of mistakes, the cover image I selected for today's post reminds of traveling this past Monday. At DFW airport, a company was giving...
Bob Lutz on Tesla, Threats, & Communication About Quality – and...
Hat tip to Stan Feingold from StoreSMART (a Lean Blog sponsor) for sending me this article:
Bob Lutz Talks Panel Gaps, Tesla, and Why Every...
A PDSA Cycle in the Early Days of Baseball Uniforms
As somebody who grew up as a big baseball fan, I somehow managed to not see the Ken Burns documentary, Baseball.
I've been watching...
Some Highlights from the 2019 #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
Last week was the 10th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. I've had the opportunity to take part in all ten of them, going back...
Criticism of RAGs in the BMJ
In reviewing the excellent "Making Data Count" publication from NHS Improvement, I noticed some articles that they reference.
One, in particular, caught my attention (and...
Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen
This is an interesting article:
Inside Toyota's Takaoka #2 Line: The Most Flexible Line In The World
I had a chance to visit the 'Takaoka #1"...
The Perils of Context-Free Data: Lessons from the Chernobyl Disaster
I really enjoyed the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" that aired/streamed recently. You can watch it all now through HBO if you have access (or you...