Tag: Kaizen
KaiNexus Education Video #11: Perfect vs. Good
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...
Denver Jail’s Suggestion Box (and Problems) in the News
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...
GM CEO Mary Barra Celebrates Employee Kaizen
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"
I...
A Visit to Franciscan St. Francis Health: A Workforce “Unleashed” by...
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...
“Many hands make light work”
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,...
KaiNexus Education Video #10: Improving Communication
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...
Homer Simpson Does Some Kaizen at Home and a Gemba Walk...
Recently, while watching part of The Simpsons marathon that aired on FXX, I was inspired to write this post: "Proof That Nelson from The...
Podcast #209 – George Friesen on Lean, Kaizen, and Idea Boards...
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My guest for episode #209 is George Friesen, Business Practice Leader for Lean Transformations in the Workforce Solutions Group at St. Louis Community College.
In this episode, we...
New KaiNexus Education Videos – #9: Identify, Report, and Solve Small,...
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...
Video Interviews with Karl Wadensten and Paul Akers
Our theme this month on the KaiNexus blog is executive leadership. We are concluding that series with a new webinar that will be hosted...
Lean Healthcare Success in Minnesota – And One Off Base Op-Ed
Here's an article that summarizes the pocket of Lean healthcare activity in and around Winona and LaCrosse, Minnesota:
"Waste reduction: Area health systems embrace lean...
Turning “Waste” Into a Clever Acronym
I wrote about Kaizen the other day on LinkedIn and the first comment was from Dr. Leke Agbejule, BPharm, MSc, PharmD, from South Florida:
Very well said. As...