Tag: LAME

It's far too common to see somebody with just a little bit of understanding about Lean do things that really shouldn't be described as...

Stories like this have been in the news before, but this was circulating the past few days: "Why erratic schedules are one of the...

It's time for another Throwback Thursday where I revisit a blog post from the past. To the left, that's a baby Mark Graban... probably...

Today's post is a throwback to an essay that I originally wrote for the excellent book Lean-Led Hospital Design: Creating the Efficient Hospital of the...

It's not uncommon to hear statements thrown around about Lean that are more of a myth than anything resembling reality. I remember the time a...

I learned about this the other today via Twitter (hat tip to @agile_memes), but today is "World No Resources Day" (see hashtag #WorldNoResourcesDay). See the...

tl;dr: The blog examines the pitfalls of poorly executed Lean methodologies, using an analogy of a cheeseburger to discuss unhealthy implementations. It argues for...

Last weekend, at a patient safety conference, I heard a physician talk about "robust process improvement" and this, thankfully, included an endorsement of Lean...

Today's post is published over on LinkedIn, as part of the "Influencers' program that I'm a part of. Kermit the Frog & Lean Management: How...

My blog will turn 10 years old in February 2015. You're probably either thinking, "Wow, that's awesome!" or "Get a life, dude." :-) Here's a...

Long-time readers might remember this post of mine from February 2007: Bad Lean/5S Hits the UK Media Please check out that post. It's a classic example...

In March, I wrote a post titled "Is it Lean's Fault or the Old Management System's?" about how people's complains about Lean are actually...