Tag: Kaizen

Lean provides a philosophy and a management model that should be nothing but good for staff and patients. The idea of “respect for people” might sound nice in principle, but what does it mean in a practical sense...

As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. Too much WIP...

This article caught my attention the other day, primarily because I like scotch, whisky (and whiskey and bourbon). The Japanese love scotch whisky and...

Here's another video in the series that Joe Swartz and I shot at Franciscan St. Francis Health back in October. See them all here or via a...

Our guest today is Alan G. Robinson, PhD, an award-winning author, educator, researcher and consultant. He has co-authored six books, including Modern Approaches to Manufacturing...

I do my best to "practice what I preach" in terms of Lean and Kaizen principles and spirit. No, I don't have tape outlines...

Mark's note: Today's post is written by Michael Lombard -- you can find him on Twitter or read his blog "Hospital Kaizen" here. This post...

Ok, for those of you who maybe find "50 Shades of Lean" to be a bit too racy, here are some sweet "candy hearts"...

Here's my latest cartoon collaboration with a skilled artist (and medical assistant), Carrie Schurman. You can see the whole series via this link. How many organizations ask...

Here's the latest video in the series that Joe Swartz and I shot at Franciscan St. Francis Health back in October. See them all...

I've been reading a preview copy of the upcoming book (due out in April) by Dr. Bob Wachter, The Digital Doctor. It's fantastic and...

Our team has been doing some cool stuff over on our KaiNexus website and I wanted to batch up the sharing of some of...