Tag: Culture
Toyota article from 1997 – the “Soul” of TPS that’s hard...
How Toyota Defies Gravity
In doing some research for an upcoming presentation, I found this FORTUNE article from 1997. I was looking for a reference...
Mike Hoseus Webinar on Toyota Culture
Industry Week Webinar - To RegisterTechnical note: I've been having some problems where "leanblog.org" gives a "404 not found" error, but "www.leanblog.org" works just...
Enhancing Patient Care with Lean Principles: The Chugachmiut Story in Alaska...
LeanBlog Podcast Episode #71 is part two of a conversation with Patrick Anderson, the Executive Director of Chugachmiut, the Tribal consortium created to promote...
Medical Errors in Hospitals Still Occur at Alarming Rate
It has been over 10 years since the publication of the Institute of Medicine's study on preventable medical errors: To Err Is Human: Building...
Bad News not Flowing Either Direction at GM?
Last week, I blogged about an episode where bad news wasn't flowing up in Boeing (or, it's part of a pattern).
In my Sunday morning...
How Does Your Team React to a New Person?
I 've mentioned here, I think, that I was in The Netherlands earlier in June for almost a week. I was invited to speak...
Bad News Not Flowing Up at Boeing?
Tomorrow's blog post today... not that anyone will be reading anything non-Michael Jackson related. RIP. A modern tidbit... I learned about the news via...
How to Get Started with a Lean Culture?
Here's another Lean Blog reader question from Joe, who writes:Last year I was part of an ERP implementation team at our company, and while...
Waste in the New Yankee Stadium Layout?
New Yankee Stadium a winner, team a big loser to Tribe 10-2 - USATODAY.comIf you're not a Yankees fan, let's kick them while they're...
Employee Retention at the Lean Dentist’s Office
leanblog.org | Lean Blog: Q&A With the Lean Dentist, Part 2This is an old post from 18 months ago, but someone asked Dr. Sami...
What Sets Toyota Apart?
Below is a Toyota expression that I love... and this is a statement that could apply in any type of organization, don't you think?...
The Positive Business Manifesto – Hoshin Planning for Employee Engagement
By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search:I've been writing quite a bit lately about why respect for people, often vividly demonstrated when your team...
