Tag: Books
Update on Lean Hospitals, 2nd Edition – Download the New Chapter...
Today's post is an update on the 2nd revised edition of my first book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement. The...
25% off on Pre-Orders of “Lean Hospitals,” 2nd Edition
The 2nd revised edition of my book Lean Hospitals can be pre-ordered from Productivity Press for a 25% discount. The book should be available...
“Healthcare Kaizen” Book Update – The Manuscript is Submitted!
It's a project that my co-author, Joe Swartz, and I have been working on all year... the manuscript is finally complete and sent (as...
Release Day for “The Lean Startup” by @EricRies, Stories of Batching
Congrats to Eric Ries as his book The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses officially goes on...
Podcast #129 – Chris Cooper, on His Book “The Little Book...
My guest for episode #129 is Chris Cooper, a vice president with Simpler Consulting. We're talking about his new book The Little Book of...
Of Blogs and Books (or from Solo to Silo); The Need...
As a kid, I always enjoyed writing and, at one point, dreamed of being a baseball beat writer, like the father of one my...
A “Lean Startup” Approach to an Audiobook for “Lean Hospitals?”
I've been asked many times over the past few years, mainly by physicians and other healthcare professionals, about an audiobook version of my book,...
A Call for (Daily) Healthcare Kaizen Examples
As regular readers know, I'm working on a second book: Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Improvements. My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I...
Masaaki Imai Kaizen Video; Share Kaizen Stories for My Upcoming Book
Here is a great video by Masaaki Imai, author of the classic books Kaizen: The Key To Japan's Competitive Success and Gemba Kaizen: A...
Dr,. Jody Crane & Chuck Noon, Interview About Lean Healthcare for...
Today's episode is a chat with Jody Crane, MD, MBA and Chuck Noon, PhD. They are talking about their outstanding book The Definitive Guide...
Podcast #118 – Jim Womack on GM, Toyota & Lean Six...
Episode #118 is a follow-up to podcast #116 with Jim Womack, founder and former Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute, now their Senior Advisor...
Podcast #116 – Jim Womack, His New Lean Book ‘Gemba Walks’
Episode #116 is a chat with Jim Womack, founder and former Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute, now their Senior Advisor and author of...