Tag: Layoffs

Thanks to my Amazon Kindle app on my iPad, I get to carry much of my book collection with me. Sometimes, while on the road,...

In my time working with hospitals, I've always been very sympathetic to front-line nurses (and other staff). They are far too often overburdened and...

If you follow the auto industry, you might have seen headlines this week about how Toyota is being forced to shut down production in...

I get asked a lot, “How do you know if a hospital is truly ‘Lean?'” Nobody is ever perfect or “fully Lean,” but you could ask, “How do you know if somebody is on a legitimate Lean transformation journey?” If you could only ask one question...

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...

In manufacturing, the term Lean has far too often been synonymous with layoffs. Doing so is more L.A.M.E. than Lean. People get anxious and throw around...

Lean provides a philosophy and a management model that should be nothing but good for staff and patients. The idea of “respect for people” might sound nice in principle, but what does it mean in a practical sense...

I often get asked, "How did you get into healthcare?" I was working on a chapter for a Lean healthcare compilation book that's being...

Monday is Labor Day, a holiday here in the United States. Some nursing unions support Lean in healthcare, while others are in opposition. My...

I saw this piece by Bob Herman at Becker's Hospital Review and ended up writing a blog post here instead of writing a long...

Today is the first day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with hashtag #HCSummit14 to see my tweets and thoughts from others....