Tag: Healthcare

Here are a few events I'll be a part of in the next few months, maybe I'll see you there: Cindy Jimmerson's "Big Sky" Lean...

Many of you may know of Paul O'Neill for the dramatic employee safety improvements at aluminum maker Alcoa and you may know of him...

Today, I'm linking to a fantastic interview and discussion between two luminaries in the patient safety world - Dr. Robert Wachter (read his blog)...

A few thoughts while waiting for a Sunday flight... at least it's a Sunday flight towards home. One reason traditional organizations (and traditional leaders) struggle...

Here is the latest of my Lean Healthcare parody commercials. This time, I'm spoofing the overplayed GEICO commercials, where the gravely-voiced guy in the suit...

Dr. W. Edwards Deming always said we need to drive out fear from organizations, as point 8 of the 14 Points said: "Drive out fear,...

Via Google Alerts, I try to regularly scan and see where hospitals are posting jobs related to Lean. I found (OK, Google found) one...

I received an email from a reader that I'm sharing and commenting on with permission. "Dear Mark: I am a lean coordinator for a manufacturing...

Since I talk about Dr. Deming a lot, I thought I'd take a little survey and gauge your exposure to Dr. W. Edwards Deming: I...

Yesterday, my blog post featured a YouTube video that Everett Clinic was kind enough to share with the world, showing their Daily Huddle process...

A key cultural aspect of Lean is the "daily huddle." Sure, this practice isn't exclusive to Lean, but it fits with the core concepts...

Updated: an embedded player with the recording my appearance can be found at the bottom of this post. I appeared on Steve Wilson's live internet...