Tag: Kaizen

Back in September, I wrote about our most recent "Lean Coffee" gathering in San Antonio, where people from different healthcare organizations talked about their...

Tomorrow, at 1 pm Eastern, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I are giving a KaiNexus-sponsored webinar: Daily Management with KaiNexus: From Huddle Boards to Web-Based Technology I'll...

I'm guessing that many of you know Bruce Hamilton's wonderful "Toast Kaizen" video from GBMP. When I use clips of the video for teaching Lean...

Last week, I taught a pilot session of a new class on Kaizen and continuous improvement that I taught for visitors to the ThedaCare...

During my recent visit to Franciscan St. Francis Health System, some of the nurses proudly called themselves "Kaizen Queens" (and there was one self-described...

Note: Our next free KaiNexus webinar will be held on Tuesday, October 28: "Daily Management with KaiNexus: From Huddle Boards to Web-Based Technology." Register today...

The Denver jail and its suggestion box program made the local news, thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request: "9 quotes from Denver Jail...

Time magazine recently featured GM's relatively new CEO, Mary Barra, on the cover and in this story: "Mary Barra's Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM" Also,...

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a day with my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz and his colleagues at one of the...

When considering what it takes to create "a culture of continuous improvement," many people complain that they don't have time. They don't have time,...

About two years ago, we produced some short two- to three-minute education videos about Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement for KaiNexus. These were intended...

Recently, while watching part of The Simpsons marathon that aired on FXX, I was inspired to write this post: "Proof That Nelson from The...