Lean Whiskey #49: Japan Study Tour, a Lost iPhone, and Some Hibiki and Ichiro’s Malt

Mark Graban - November 27, 2024

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Ten Years Ago — In the News Visiting a Japanese Lean Hospital

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Surveying the Lean Global Connection Audience on Barriers to Speaking Up

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Mark Graban - November 20, 2024

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Lean Transformation at GE Aerospace: How Larry Culp is Revamping a...

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Rewriting the Management Gospel: Lessons from Hayes, Abernathy, and the Frontlines...

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Don Petersen, Ford CEO Who Learned from Dr. Deming, Passes Away...

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Transforming Leadership: How to Shift from Blame to Systemic Improvement

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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 19, 2024

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Analyzing MLB Tommy John Surgeries: Data Insights and Trends from 2000-2024

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Webinar Preview: From Lean Theory to Practice in Libraries and Beyond

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Mark Graban on Data vs. Facts, IllustratedNovember 26, 2024
GE, in its current incarnations, isn't really a Six Sigma company anymore. They are all in on Lean: https://www.leanblog.org/2024/03/safety-and-lean-flight-deck-featured-in-ge-aerospace-investor-day-2024/
Aleksi Heinonen on Data vs. Facts, IllustratedNovember 26, 2024
Once deviations have turned to data, it's probable that the wisdom of the moment and people around it have been…
Jorge Benjamín Wong on Change from Inside or Outside of the SystemNovember 25, 2024
Please SEE https://intenseminimalism.com/2015/12-leverage-points-to-bring-change-to-a-complex-system/
Jorge Benjamín Wong on Change from Inside or Outside of the SystemNovember 25, 2024
How Germany, Western Europe, Japan, China, Vietnam, etc. changed since 1945? (China after 1979). Those systemic transformations occurred after much…
Mark Graban on Lost My iPhone in Tokyo: A Lesson in Japanese Kindness and Culture on My Japan Study TripNovember 16, 2024
I'm on my way home... I managed to NOT leave my iPhone behind a second time, even with more taxi…