Tag: Kaizen

"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...

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...

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,...

One reason I love applying Lean thinking in new arenas as my career progresses is that each shift in industry leads to new challenges...

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...

Did anybody see the new movie, the comedy "Horrible Bosses" this weekend? If so, leave a comment and let us know what you thought...

Listen: This episode is a conversation with Paul Akers, founder and president of FastCap LLC, based in Bellingham, WA. FastCap is an international product development...

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...

I feel like a lazy blogger posting cartoons and links to videos, but this latest "Lean Laughs" cartoon from Pascal Dennis and the team...

As I've been working on my upcoming second book, Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Improvements, I've had "kaizen" (or continuous improvement) on the...

Here is a great video by Masaaki Imai, author of the classic books Kaizen: The Key To Japan's Competitive Success and Gemba Kaizen: A...

In today's post, I'm happy to introduce Dr. Les Muda, the World's First Lean Healthcare Comedian. First and perhaps the last. Dr. Muda sent...