Tag: Kaizen
KaiNexus Education Video #1 – Getting Started with Kaizen
We've created and released our first in our series of short, simple Kaizen education videos from KaiNexus, a startup where I am the Chief Improvement Officer.
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Origins of this Quote on “The Biggest Room in the World”?
I've been trying to identify the source of this quote or maxim for my upcoming book Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous...
Waste & Respect for People in Hospice or a Dell Factory
I've recently had an email exchange with a retiree who is volunteering in a non-profit hospice care facility. I'm sharing this thoughts with his...
Kaizen at a Wine Bar – “Lazy” or Smart?
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." - Robert Heinlein, American science...
Quality Digest Column w @KaiNexus: Reclaiming the word “Kaizen”
Thanks to Quality Digest for publishing an article I co-authored with Gregory Jacobson, MD, a co-founder and the CEO of KaiNexus, a software startup...
Two Cases of Writers Misrepresenting Lean Manufacturing: McDonald’s and Dehumanization?
One of the variations of my acronym L.A.M.E. is "Lean As Misguidedly Explained," and I recently ran across two fresh instances of this (and,...
Build, Measure, Learn – in Startups, Healthcare, and Careers
One reason I love applying Lean thinking in new arenas as my career progresses is that each shift in industry leads to new challenges...
A Call for (Daily) Healthcare Kaizen Examples
As regular readers know, I'm working on a second book: Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Improvements. My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I...
Horrible Bosses – The Movie and Real Life Stories
Did anybody see the new movie, the comedy "Horrible Bosses" this weekend? If so, leave a comment and let us know what you thought...
Interview with Paul Akers, CEO of FastCap, on the LeanAmerica.org Initiative
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This episode is a conversation with Paul Akers, founder and president of FastCap LLC, based in Bellingham, WA. FastCap is an international product development...
“All Men (or People) Are Created Equal” – In Your Workplace?
As we celebrate Independence Day in the United States (I prefer not to refer to it as the less meaningful "4th of July"), it's...
Funny Kaizen Cartoon from Lean Pathways
I feel like a lazy blogger posting cartoons and links to videos, but this latest "Lean Laughs" cartoon from Pascal Dennis and the team...