Tag: Deming

No, this is not a program of Kaizen, or continuous  improvement, for babies. Babies naturally grow, try new things, and gain new capabilities. But,...

As we enter the new year, it's a great time to reflect back on 2012 - what worked and what didn't work... what do...

Reflecting more on my recent Japan tour (see previous posts) one word came up in my notes: artifacts. One dictionary definition of that term is...

This week, I was able to drop by the annual Lab Quality Confab event since it was being held in here in San Antonio....

Although I don't get to play much anymore, I used to be a pretty serious drummer (I almost said "musician," but that invites jokes...

Mark's note: Today's vacation post is from my good friend Dan Markovitz, who normally blogs here.  Listen to my podcasts with him here...

When I kicked off the "Lean Memes" contest last month, I had no idea what I was starting... I figured I'd get a handful...

As the creator of the admittedly awkward L.A.M.E. acronym (meaning Lean As Mistakenly Explained or Lean As Misguidedly Executed), one burden is that I...

Here are two blog posts that my co-author, Joe Swartz, and I were very happy to see about our book Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line...

I didn't have a post yesterday because it was the Labor Day holiday here in the U.S. While I'm not a "worker," in the...

Here is about five minutes of video (no longer available, sadly) of Paul O'Neill (former CEO of Alcoa and former Treasury Secretary) talking about...

Last week, I had a chance to see one of the "Deming Library" videos (on loan to me by Claire Crawford-Mason). BTW, I'll be...