Books shape how we think about leadership, improvement, and learning—but only if we reflect on them and apply their lessons thoughtfully. This archive includes blog posts and podcast episodes about Lean, healthcare, leadership, mistakes, psychological safety, and continuous improvement, including reflections on my own books and conversations with authors whose work has influenced how organizations build better systems and cultures.
There are many books that are not at all about lean, but the lessons they contain are very helpful to a lean journey. Here’s one such example: Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni While the creativity and storytelling in most…
If you’re reading from the top of the page currently, I guess this is like movie previews before the featured presentation. A few upcoming “events” here at the Lean Blog: Buying American Interview The cycle time has been long, but…
A couple months ago, Mark commented on the unraveling of the mystery of Raytheon’s Swanson’s The Unwritten Rules of Management. This book got incredible press on how many people liked it, including Warren Buffett. As I liked to do, the…
By Jamie Flinchbaugh < The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean > I’ve read my share of articles on lean, and its no wonder people are confused about what’s up and what’s down. Here’s the latest bit of confusion, from Australia: Lean:…
Hardwiring Excellence by Quint Studer As I continue my journey in lean healthcare, I’m enjoying the chance to learn about the cultures of healthcare organizations. One book I’ve started reading could easily apply to lean efforts in any setting. The…
Kaikaku (Norm’s blog) Check out Norman’s blog for a review of his upcoming book, “Rebirth of American Industry.” I should be getting a copy soon and will post a review (although my backlog of lean books is growing). I haven’t…
Look for Part 2 of my interview with Norm Bodek, coming later today. I’ve enjoyed his recent book, Kaikaku. It’s written as a series of essays and short vignettes, very powerful stuff, especially Mr. Bodek’s writing about working with the…
Available from Amazon A followup and companion book for the Shingo Prize-winnnig book The Toyota Way. I have it on order and will post a review ASAP. Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org The RSS feed content…
Lean Enterprise Institute – Lean Manufacturing – Lean Service – Lean Consumption Before it’s available at Amazon, the new book from Jim Womack and Dan Jones is available exclusively at the LEI website. Please check out my main blog page…
FT.com / Home UK – The paradox of Henry Ford From yesterday’s paper — has anyone read this one yet? Another review inadvertantly mentions of the Seven Types of Waste:‘The People’s Tycoon’ exposes Ford’s defects Please check out my main…
Click Here for the Blog: Reason #1: Lack of Top Down Management Support Click Here for the Blog: Reason #2: Lack of Communication I have been working with Larry Rubrich, from WCM Associates, and author of the recent book “How…
Productivity Press I’ve mentioned this lean “business novel” before. I’m linking to this ad for the book because I was quoted in an email marketing campaign that Productivity Press sent out about the book. I do believe that the book…
