Tag: Kaizen
Management Improvement Carnival #111
Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for John Hunter and his Curious Cat blog. My job here is to share some noteworthy...
Controversy over New Standardized Work at Some Starbucks Stores
As a regular Starbucks customer (especially so when I lived in Boston, a few stories directly above a Starbucks store), I try to follow...
Top 10 Signs You’re In a Fear-Based Workplace
Dr. W. Edwards Deming always said we need to drive out fear from organizations, as point 8 of the 14 Points said:
"Drive out fear,...
Weekend Fun: Beer Kaizen Parody Video
Props to KCOE for the spot-on parody video of Bruce Hamilton's legendary Toast KAIZEN": Introduction to Lean Principles DVD. Even if you just watch...
Lean Healthcare at Denver Health is Front-Page News
It's nice to see examples of Lean Healthcare success in the news, this time on the front page of the Denver Post -- "Denver...
Hospital Advertises 3-Second Savings – Will the Public Care?
Hat tip to Helen Z. for finding this full-page print ad in the New York Times. The full ad appears below in this post,...
Podcast #95 – Norman Bodek “How to Do Kaizen,” Part 1
Also available as Video Podcast #11, Episode #95 of the LeanBlog Podcast features Norman Bodek talking about some of the ideas in his most recent...
Guest Post: The Hidden Gold on the Frontlines
Mark's note: Today's guest post comes to us from Ireland and a lean consultant and author named Andy Brophy. He has a new book...
Video Podcast #11 – Norman Bodek, “How to Do Kaizen” Part...
Video #11 features Norman Bodek talking about some of the ideas in his most recent book, How to do Kaizen: A new path to...
Lean Leads to Green, Which Supports Lean
Forgive me if some Texas pride comes through in this post, as well as some former-client pride. The clinical laboratory team at Children's Medical...
Guest Post: You Don’t Have to be Lean to be Good
Mark's note: Today's post is from a regular guest blogger and a friend of mine, Dan Markovitz - his regular blog can be found...
Guest Post: Lean Lessons from the Non Profit World
Mark's note: I consider myself very fortunate to have met Patrick Anderson during my journeys in the Lean world. Patrick is the executive director...
