Tag: Kaizen

Kaizen Contest – Win a Copy of “The Executive Guide to...

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One feature of the website for our  Healthcare Kaizen books  has been the ability for people to share an example of a Kaizen improvement...

Dr. Gary Kaplan’s Introduction to “The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen”

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It's been just over five years since the first edition of my book  Lean Hospitals was released and just over a year since  Healthcare...

What I’m Reading: “Little Bets”

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I've recently been reading an enjoyable book by Peter Sims, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries. The practice of Kaizen, of course,...

Chart: A Few Seconds Here and There Can Really Add Up

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Hat tip to Tony Manos of 5S Supply for sharing (via twitter) this interesting table that shows how a few minutes (or even a...

25 Key Leader Behaviors that Encourage Continuous Improvement

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Last Wednesday, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I gave a webinar for Gemba Academy titled Leadership Behaviors that Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement. You can...

Two Webinars This Week – Kaizen Leadership & KaiNexus

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I'm going to be participating in two webinars this week (including one that is also a live presentation in Austin). Tuesday August 13: HIMSS Meeting...

Your Lessons Learned about Daily Kaizen?

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I'm driving all over the state of Ohio this week, teaching three different workshops on Kaizen and Lean Healthcare with my friends at TechSolve....

Is Lean Management a “Slow Idea”?

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I just read Dr. Atul Gawande's latest piece in the New Yorker: "Slow Ideas:  Some innovations spread fast. How do you speed the ones...

Highlights & Notes from “The Essential #Deming”

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I was fortunate to be exposed to the writings of W. Edwards Deming before I even learned about Lean. While I sometimes get tired...

“The Economist” Magazine Highlights a Lean Hospital in Sweden

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I was fortunate to have the chance to speak and visit at a few hospitals in Sweden back in February, 2010 (see my blog...

Nice Video about “Idea Boards” for Kaizen

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Thanks to George Friesen for pointing me toward his video about "Idea Boards" as a Kaizen methodology. Like George, I was inspired to start using...

Management Improvement Carnival #197: Lean & Deming

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Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for  John Hunter  and his  Curious Cat management improvement blog. My job here is to share...
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