Tag: Books

Update on Lean Hospitals, 2nd Edition – Download the New Chapter...

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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

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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!

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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

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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...

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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...

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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?”

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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

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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

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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...

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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...

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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’

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Episode #116 is a chat with Jim Womack, founder and former Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute, now their Senior Advisor and author of...