Tag: Kaizen
You Don’t Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement by Waiting Until...
When I talk to organizations about Kaizen, or continuous improvement, there's far too much self-defeating talk, where people say things like: "We're not going to try this Kaizen process because our culture isn't ready yet."
My Visit to Cleveland Clinic: Seeing Leaders Engaging Staff in Meaningful...
I had a chance to visit one of their community hospitals, Hillcrest Hospital, as well as the main campus. It was a very stimulating visit and it was great to see the progress they were making in building a “culture of improvement.”
Food for Thought on Mistakes and Perfection
I saw this quote the other day and tweeted it. It seemed like food for thought and something to reflect on for a new year. A Google search doesn't lead to a clear creator of this quote... it's a common thought that has been around a long time, I guess.
#TBT: What CFO Magazine Wrote About #Lean in 2009
I first blogged about this article back in 2009 and it's still online:
"Keen to Be Lean"
The sub headline talks about hospitals being "desperate to...
#TBT: Part 2, A Year of KaiNexus Webinars, July through December,...
Following up on last week's post where I shared KaiNexus webinars from the first half of the year....
Again, one of the things I do...
How St. Mary’s Hospital (Ontario) Succeeds Through Staff Kaizen Ideas
Back in 2014, I wrote about a CBC radio piece that featured, among other organizations, St. Mary's General Hospital in Ontario:
You can check out...
Part 2: More From the Original 1984 NUMMI Team Member Handbook:...
Here's Part 2 of a post about the original NUMMI Team Member Handbook from 1984 (see Part 1 here).
This, and other documents that I'll...
Highlights from the Original 1984 NUMMI Team Member Handbook, Part 1
I recently wrote about my exploration of the collected papers of the late Don Ephlin, a UAW senior leader and a professor of mine at...
Visiting the Gemba & Seeing a Growing Culture of Continuous Improvement...
Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center (MGMC) organize... here is my first...
What We at KaiNexus (and Our Customers) Believe About People &...
We've been having a great time at the KaiNexus User Conference. Check out key moments and tweets at the hashtag #KaiNexusUC16 on Twitter.
To kick...
CUBS Win! Chicago Hospital Implements First Staff-Driven Improvement in 108 Years
Snapping a historic 108-year drought, a small hospital, Chicago Community Use Bariatric Health Services (CUBS), implemented their first employee-driven improvement idea Wednesday night, breaking a long curse.
Practicing What We Preach at KaiNexus, Learning & Sharing
This week is our 2nd annual KaiNexus User Conference, in Austin... with customers and those who are about to become customers joining us for...
