Tag: Leadership

Why is There a Scrap of Paper with “5S = Failure...

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Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Paul Critchley and while it shares a story from a manufacturing company, I could see a situation...

Football, Holistic Systems, and Challenging the Way It’s Always Been Done

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Many of you might not care, but it's football season. Major college football starts tomorrow night and the NFL kicks off their season next...

What’s Demoralizing? The Colors on a Chart or Not Improving the...

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I forget what hospital these charts are even from, but it doesn't really matter. It's become more common, in my gemba visits, to see...

Podcast #227 – Ruthie Davis & Steve Cook on “Do The...

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Joining me for episode #227 are Ruthie Davis and Stephen Cook, talking about the book that they edited, Do the Right Thing: Real Life Stories...

Franciscan Kaizen Video #8: A Hospital Manager Makes Time for Kaizen

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It's been a little while, but here's a new video about Kaizen and continuous improvement from our friends at Franciscan St. Francis Health in...

A Sushi Company’s Policy as a Blueprint for Hospital Operational Excellence

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tl;dr: The blog post discusses how a sushi company's policy letter offers invaluable lessons for hospitals aiming for operational excellence. It advocates for adopting...

Model Lines and Model Cells to Start a Lean Transformation Strategy

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tl;dr: In this post, Mark discusses the concept of "Model Lines" and "Model Cells" as strategies for Lean transformation. He outlines how these designated...

Podcast #225 – John Toussaint, MD, “Management on the Mend”

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Joining me once again on the podcast today is John Toussaint, MD, the founder and CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. We're...

Podcast #224 – Mike Grogan, Lean and Mentoring

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My guest for episode #224 of my podcast is a returning guest, Mike Grogan. About two years ago, we talked about his Lean work...

2015 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Notes & Highlights (#HCSummit15)

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Wednesday was the first day of the 6th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, being held this year in Addison (Dallas), Texas. I'm here and this...

Throwback Thursday: The Leadership Mantras of Don Davis

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It's been just about 18 years since I was leaving GM to start the master's program at MIT's Leaders for Manufacturing program (now called...

10 Key Lean Mindsets for Factories, Hospitals, Startups, and More

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Here's my latest post for LinkedIn through their "Influencers" series. It might be old hat to readers of this blog, but I hope what...
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