Tag: Imai
Excited to Meet Masaaki Imai Today in Seattle
Today is an exciting day for me, as I'll get to meet a famed Kaizen guru - Masaaki Imai. We are in Seattle for...
Full “Healthcare Kaizen” Book Website Launches
My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I did a soft launch a few weeks back, but we're happy to announce that the full website for...
Today Would Have Been Taiichi Ohno’s 100th Birthday
Hat tip to John Shook and the Lean Enterprise Institute for pointing this out via his email newsletter -- today would have been the...
Yes, We Need Staff Ideas – But, How to Manage Those...
It's always great to see stories in the major media outlets about engaging front-line staff in improvement ideas. Recently, we had a piece in...
One-Question Poll on Healthcare Employee Idea & Suggestion Programs
I volunteered to give a presentation last Friday for the North Texas Society for Healthcare Risk Management, where I was able to debut some...
Masaaki Imai Kaizen Video; Share Kaizen Stories for My Upcoming Book
Here is a great video by Masaaki Imai, author of the classic books Kaizen: The Key To Japan's Competitive Success and Gemba Kaizen: A...
From the LEI Summit: Mike Rother on Toyota’s View on ROI
I really had a great learning experience at last week's LEI Lean Transformation Summit that was held here in Dallas. The event sold out...
Interview with Masaaki Imai – Ohno and Respect for People
The Kaizen Institute website has posted an excellent text Q&A with Masaaki Imai, who you might recognize as the author of the relatively early...
The father of Kaizen, Masaaki Imai, speaks!
Masaaki Imai interview!
Masaaki Imai comments on the need to convert from batch to JIT and China 'productivity', among other topics.
One highlight:
"Kaizen is the means...