Tag: Deming

Episode #107 is something I've been looking forward to for some time now - an interview with Dan Pink, the author of some  outstanding...

I received a question from a reader, a retiree from a manufacturing company who is now a volunteer for a healthcare organization. We have...

I was recently invited by SixSigmaIQ.com to participate by giving a response to the question "How to beat the mid-project blues?" - looking at...

On weekends, I like to share videos or fun stuff that gets us thinking. Today, I'm sharing a video with the legendary Dr. Russell...

I've written occasionally about Lean efforts in government (see a list of posts here). There are formal Lean government efforts at varying levels of...

Here's a video produced by Jim Handyside, embedded here with his permission. More inspirational than educational, there are still some concepts related to Lean...

I saw a nice article by author Daniel Pink (most recently the author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us) called "Think...

Yesterday, I tweeted a quote about patient safety that I've seen posted on the wall or bulletin board in many hospitals: "To err is human,...

Hospital acquired infections continue to be a big problem, one that's often unsolved except for instances like Dr. Rick Shannon's work at West Penn-Allegheny...

I had a good long chat with a former client (from my J&J days) the other day. I call him "The Synthesizer," and no...

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...

It's time for another in my Reader Questions series, this question comes from Brian via email. If you have a question or topic that...