Tag: Kaizen

Kaizen: Daily Improvement, Learning, and Leadership in Practice

Kaizen is often misunderstood as small ideas or isolated improvement events. In practice, Kaizen is a daily, people-centered approach to learning and improving work—supported by leadership, good systems, and psychological safety. This archive brings together blog posts, podcasts, and real-world examples of Kaizen in action, across healthcare and other industries, with a consistent focus on leadership behaviors, respect for people, and learning from problems rather than hiding them.

Guest Post: The Tides of Change

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Mark's note: Ankit Patel is a returning guest blogger  and a good friend in the world of Lean and Lean Healthcare. Check out his...

Guest Post: Reports of Kaizen’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated

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Mark's note: Today's vacation post is from my good friend Dan Markovitz, who normally blogs here.  Listen to my podcasts with him here...

Notes from the 2012 Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, Day One

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Yesterday was an outstanding day at the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference in Worcester, Massachusetts - my first time attending and speaking at this event....

Stuff I’m Reading: September 21, 2012

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The list of stuff I've read and wanted to blog about has grown... that inventory becomes this post. Here are links to some varied...

More Improvement Requires Less “Change Management”?

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As I worked on co-authoring  Healthcare Kaizen, I dove deeper into my study of "kaizen" practices and mindsets, revisiting many core books on kaizen...

Do You Foster Innovation? Ask Your Employees

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Organizations that are most successful with Kaizen and continuous improvement don't have fancier boards or better software -- they have leaders who are more...

New Two-Day On-Site Workshop Offering: “Kaizen Kickoff”

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Last weekend was the start of the college football season (Go 'Cats!) and tonight is the "kickoff" of the NFL season, which (of course)...

Labor Day Reflections for a Safer Week (and Years) Ahead

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I didn't have a post yesterday because it was the Labor Day holiday here in the U.S. While I'm not a "worker," in the...

For Real Improvement, You Need Honesty & Transparency, Not Anonymity

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This announcement caught my eye recently: "New site lets you tell your boss anything, anonymously." A startup's website allows you to send anonymous ideas or...

Videos: Lean in Daily Work at the University of Michigan Health...

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If your organization blocks access to YouTube... shame on them. The videos I'm sharing here are two reasons you should insist they open access...

Slides & Recording of My “Healthcare Kaizen” Webinar – “The Suggestion...

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Thanks to Karen Martin for hosting yesterday's webinar that I gave based on my book (with Joe Swartz)  Healthcare Kaizen. The title was somewhat...

Free Webinar August 21 – From Suggestion Boxes to Kaizen

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Free Webinar on Tuesday, August 21, 2 pm ET I will be giving a free webinar titled: Healthcare Kaizen: The Suggestion Box is Dead If you can't...
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