Tag: Blame
A Lean Guy Reads the Boston Papers: Facts, Respect, and Baseball...
My wife and I were in Boston over the weekend, as it was her fifth reunion from her MIT master's program. I'm also an...
10 Key Lean Mindsets for Factories, Hospitals, Startups, and More
Here's my latest post for LinkedIn through their "Influencers" series. It might be old hat to readers of this blog, but I hope what...
Throwback Thursday: A Lean Healthcare Conference From 2007
Back in 2007, I had my first opportunity to travel to England, a country I really love visiting. I had the chance to attend...
Please Help with Research Topics – Understanding Variation & Reducing Blame
OK, so it's not the kind of scientific research that involves lab coats and microscopes, but I'm doing some research that I'd like your...
Redefining Accountability: Shifting from Blame to Constructive Action in Lean Practices
tl;dr: The post challenges the traditional concept of accountability as a system of blame and punishment. It advocates for a more constructive approach that...
#Throwback Thursday: Punishing and Jailing People for Patient Harm
Today is another "Throwback Thursday" post where I revisit posts from the past. Friday and Saturday, I'm going to be attending the "Patient Safety,...
A Hotel, Time Quotas, Systemic Problems, and Employees Not Having the...
I travel a lot and, thanks to my work, I'm pretty well attuned to the idea of not blaming individuals for systemic problems in...
GM CEO Mary Barra Celebrates Employee Kaizen
Time magazine recently featured GM's relatively new CEO, Mary Barra, on the cover and in this story:
"Mary Barra's Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM"
I...
Ebola & Systems & Processes: Can We Do Better? Can We...
Yesterday, Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died in a Dallas hospital.
As I've been following this story, I...
Why Red-Green Charts in Management are a Rear-View Mirror Approach
tl;dr: The article critiques the traditional use of red-green charts in management, likening it to driving by looking only at the rear-view mirror. It...
What I’m Reading: Diner Muda, No Blame at Etsy, Toyota Treats...
In case you missed it, see Saturday's post: "Why Toyota is Eliminating the Andon Cord from its Factories."
As I occasionally do, today's post is...
3 Ways to React to Human Error
What happens when a mistake is made in your organization? How do you react when an error occurs?
A lab specimen gets mislabeled. The wrong...
