Tag: Kaizen
What’s Interesting About This Toyota Executive Rising from the Factory Floor
I hope you might have access to this interesting article from the Wall St. Journal: "Toyota Veteran Rises to Corporate Office From Factory Floor."...
Upcoming Lean Healthcare Events – Webinars, Workshop, Conference, and Trip
Hi - I'd let to let you know about or remind you about a few upcoming events that I'll be a part of.
I hope...
10 More Reasons to Come See Kaizen at Franciscan St. Francis...
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...
This Chart Shows My “Kaizen Kickoff” Boosted This Hospital’s Improvement Culture
I recently wrote a blog post for KaiNexus titled "How Kaizen Software Helps Me Be A Better Coach." I've done a lot of Kaizen...
Throwback Thursday: Lean Manufacturing Training from 2002
It's time for another "Throwback Thursday" post, which is, as always, accompanied by one of my thoughtful-looking baby pictures :-)
Back in 2002, back when...
10 Ways That Lean Concepts Respect & Support Healthcare Staff
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...
Stuff I’m Reading March 2015: Womack, Sweatshops, Hospitals, and Surveys
As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. Too much WIP...
Why Kaizen is an Important Differentiator for Japanese Whisky
This article caught my attention the other day, primarily because I like scotch, whisky (and whiskey and bourbon). The Japanese love scotch whisky and...
Kaizen: Giving Seven Days’ Grace on a New Idea [Video]
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...
Podcast #217 – Interview with Alan Robinson, Co-Author of The Idea-Driven...
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...
Practicing What We Preach: Kaizen for the Kaizen Cards
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...
Guest Post: The Kaizen / Kata Nexus
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...