Tag: Kaizen Live

What if "easier" is less safe? Great question. It begs the question of why Safer isn't first in Shingo's list? Is it because safety is assumed to be such a fundamental pre-condition in the Toyota culture or the Lean approach? Safety is such a non-negotiable point that it doesn't need to be said?

Mischelle McMillin, from Franciscan St. Francis Health, shares “dos and don’ts” for leaders going out to the “gemba” (the workplace). What is “the riddler” and why should you avoid being one in your efforts to create a culture of continuous improvement?

Registration is now open for our “Kaizen Live!” event, where you can visit Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis to see what a “culture of continuous improvement” is like in a way that will help you in creating the same for your organization.

Wow, we had a great time at Franciscan St. Francis Health this week. We had the "Kaizen Live!" class and workshop Monday through Wednesday....

I want to express my gratitude to Joe Swartz and his colleagues at Franciscan St. Francis Health for hosting our "Kaizen Live!" event. Yesterday...

This week, Joe Swartz (pictured at left) and I are running a "Kaizen Live" workshop at his main hospital, Franciscan St. Francis Health. Today and...

Last year, Joe Swartz and I hosted a workshop at his organization, Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. We called it “Kaizen Live!” and it was designed as an opportunity to see a culture of continuous improvement – what does it look like? What do people say?We lay this out in our Healthcare Kaizen books...

In my first post about the on-site Kaizen learning experience at Franciscan St. Francis Health, an event I came to call "Kaizen Live," I...

Last Wednesday and Thursday, I collaborated with Joe Swartz and a countless number of his colleagues to host 24 visitors from different health systems (and...

Joe Swartz and I have been working for a while to put together our first onsite Kaizen workshop at his health system, Franciscan St....

You Still Have Time to Register Update -- you can also learn more and register for our April 2016 event via www.KaizenLive.com. Joe Swartz and I...