Tag: Leadership
Why is There a Scrap of Paper with “5S = Failure...
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
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...
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...
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
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
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
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”
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
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)
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
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
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...