Tag: CEO

Management Improvement Carnival #111

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Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for  John Hunter and his  Curious Cat blog. My job here is to share some noteworthy...

Podcast #98 – Pat Bergin, President of Aerofil Technology on Lean...

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Listen: Podcast #98 brings us Pat Bergin, President of Aerofil Technology, a manufacturer based in Missouri with 400 employees. Aerofil has been on its Lean...

Another Hospital CEO Talks Lean Culture

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Here's a great article with a number of quotes from William Considine, the CEO of Akron Children's Hospital in Ohio. The article, from the...

A First-Person Lean Leadership Story from John Toussaint, MD

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I've had the pleasure to work with Dr. John Toussaint, CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, over the past year.  John's...

Do You Know More Than a Hospital CEO About…

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If you're a regular reader of my Lean Blog, you might know more about preventing Hospital Acquired Infections than many healthcare CEOs do, says...

Guest Post: Lean Lessons from the Non Profit World

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Mark's note: I consider myself very fortunate to have met Patrick Anderson during my journeys in the Lean world. Patrick is the executive director...

Lean Consultant to Fill In as Hospital CEO

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Interesting news from Idaho, where an outside Lean consultant has been named interim CEO of St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center (see "Consultant to...

“Lean ROI” Interview with Virginia Mason CEO, Gary Kaplan, M.D.

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Those who follow Lean healthcare know that Virginia Mason Medical Center, in Seattle, is one of the world's leaders in improving care through Lean...

Another CEO Talk: “Can I Say That?”

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The final keynote talk at the recent Society for Health Systems / ASQ Healthcare conference was given by Dr. Barry Silbaugh, a former hospital...

An Industrial Engineer as Hospital CEO

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Last Friday at SHS/ASQ, I heard a talk by Michael Riordan, the CEO of the Greenville Hospital System in South Carolina. He is one of...

A “Go to Gemba” Show (of sorts) Premieres after the Super...

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Hat tips to the blogs Lean is Good and Curious Cat... tonight is the debut of the new CBS reality show "Undercover Boss" a...

LeanBlog Podcast #83 – CEO Jim D’Addario on Lean Manufacturing Saving...

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Podcast #83 is an in-depth conversation with Jim D'Addario, the CEO of D'Addario, Inc., a manufacturer of guitar strings, drum heads, and other musical...
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