Tag: Everyday Lean

After the nice response to Lean Hospitals and  Healthcare Kaizen, I often get asked, "So, what's your next book going to be?" (other than...

Here in New Orleans, there was a problem with the city water today and there's a 24-hour "boil water" order in effect through tomorrow...

I saw this at an office supply store today (but didn't buy it). For all of the coffee making problems I have, tipping mugs...

Interesting article here: "Case in Point: Avoiding martial-arts moves by 'pulling the Andon cord'" that was in the Washington Post, of all places. The piece,...

It's been a month now since my wife and I moved to San Antonio. I've been on the road most or all of the...

Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related topics: Twin boys die...

As I've mentioned, my wife and I are in the process of moving from suburban Fort Worth to San Antonio. As we have potential...

As I lighten my workload a bit during my "Blog Break" in preparation for my family's move to San Antonio, I thought new readers...

Continuing this first week of the year's theme of using Lean principles to improve our lives, I'm going to write about two pieces of...

While doing research for my upcoming book on "Healthcare Kaizen," I found two books that touched on kaizen-style continuous improvement in our everyday lives....

Thanks to my friend and fellow author Karen Martin for taking this picture while in Calgary. Even if you don't wear high heeled shoes,...

Mark's note: Today, I'm happy to welcome back an old Lean Blog contributor, Andy Wagner. He takes a more personal turn here than most...