Tag: Kaizen

A friend sent me a link to this article, "7 cultural concepts we don't have in the U.S.," and he told me to check...

I had planned on chilling out over the holidays by reading some books that aren't related to Lean, Kaizen, etc. Novels are not normally...

Today's post is just something pointing I wrote another article for the LinkedIn "Influencer" series (see my past posts here). The new article is titled:...

Here's the latest video in the series that Joe Swartz and I shot at Franciscan St. Francis Health back in October. Pharmacy manager (now director)...

Happy New Year! Let's talk about Lean. Let's talk about Kaizen and continuous improvement and how to get better in 2015. You're possibly thinking, "Hey,...

Today's post is something I wrote for the KaiNexus blog that was posted yesterday: Anthony Bourdain on Continuous Improvement: Be "Less Awful Every Day" I loved this...

Here's the latest in our series of videos about Kaizen and a culture of continuous improvement at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. Scroll...

It's a bit of a modern management cliché to say, "Don't bring problems! Bring me solutions!" I think what that means is, "Don't just complain!...

Call me old fashioned, but I figure any employee who works a full day deserves proper breaks, including a lunch break. This is true...

This Bloomberg Businessweek article caught my eye: "How to Get More Respect From Your Boss With Less Work." It's a misleading headline, almost as...

I'm happy to be partnering up again with my friend and fellow contrarian rabble-rouser Jim Benson to do a full-day workshop on Lean for knowledge...

A few weeks back, I posted the first new video from my Healthcare Kaizen co-author's health system: "Endoscopy Nurses are "Kaizen Crazy" at Franciscan St....