Tag: Government

One  of the big arguments given for "Lean Government" efforts are the cost savings that are generated by various Lean projects at local, state,...

I recently read an article (a case study) about "Lean Six Sigma" in a publication. It's not online, so I can't link to it,...

I've recently heard of a scenario in healthcare that I suspect is pretty common, or at least it's not the first time I've heard...

Listen: Joining me for episode #180 of the Lean Blog Podcast is Dan Florizone, who served from 2008 until last month as Deputy Minister of...

Regardless of whether you think the NSA leaks that Edward Snowden admitted to make him a hero or a traitor, it begs the question: How...

Here's the latest in my "What I'm Reading" series, where I clear out some of the inventory of articles I've read, but haven't blogged...

I've re-read this article a number of times: "Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Blame the sequester." It's a sad situation -...

I've never been a big fan of the TSA or any form of visual inspection. I wasn't a fan, either, of the automated x-ray...

I'm a critic of traditional suggestion boxes since they are usually garbage cans for ideas. Boxes collect anonymous complaints (not good), and managers often...

From today's news: "Backup presidential limo on its way for Obama in Israel after fuel filling failure." U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Israel was...

It's time again for a regular feature I call "Stuff I'm Reading." I have too many browser tabs open and my Mac is bogging...

In the Kaizen approach, stealing the ideas of others isn't a negative thing. If somebody else implemented an idea and you can use that...