Tag: Japan

I had previously blogged about this Lean healthcare study trip to Japan, but I'm really excited that it's coming up soon! I depart in...

Last week, I had a chance to see one of the "Deming Library" videos (on loan to me by Claire Crawford-Mason). BTW, I'll be...

I first  blogged about the possibility in March - doing a weeklong study trip to Japan with Lean Healthcare professionals, in partnership with Kaizen...

Hat tip to Mike S. for pointing out this HBR article "Why "I'm Sorry" Doesn't Always Translate." The piece talks about the differences in cultural...

This is all somewhat preliminary, but I've been talking to the folks at the Kaizen Institute  about helping organize a study trip to Japan,...

TL;DR: Salem Health leaders and frontline staff visited Japan to study Lean and Kaizen--and returned with a deeper understanding that transformation comes from respect...

Our thoughts and prayers are with our friends in Japan and everybody there dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake and whatever problems are...

Video #7 is a continuation of Episode #3 with Norman Bodek recounting his early trips to Japan and learning about kaizen, just in time,...

Toyota Posts Big Loss, Signals More to Come - WSJ.comI saw this article on Saturday and it reminded me to go ahead and blog...

In Japan, more CEOs share the pain of tough times - USATODAY.comThe USA Today, whether they're trying or not, is doing a good job...

A USA Today article offered a small but telling example of how Toyota applies root cause problem solving and kaizen in everyday work. Even...

Norman Bodek is once again back for episode #61 of the LeanBlog Podcast, talking about his discovery of a unique system in Japan, at...