Tag: Leadership

Steve Jobs as a Model Leader? As a Manufacturing Leader?

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As I wrote about after his death, I am appreciative of the products and services that Steve Jobs brought to the world.  That said,...

Babies and Kittens and Monkeys, Oh My! This Improves Patient Safety?

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The more I visit different hospitals, the more I tend to roll my eyes at the different signs that aim to remind staff and/or...

10 Years of Lean at Virginia Mason Medical Center; CEO Transition...

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Becker's Hospital Review published a piece about the first 10 years of Lean at Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center:  10 Years Later: Virginia Mason...

Oregon Hospitals Using the “Transforming Care at the Bedside” Program

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Here is an article from HealthLeaders Media about the Transforming Care at the Bedside  program: "Rural Oregon Hospitals Implement Frontline Caregiver Program." TCAB is...

Paul O’Neill on Lean Leadership for Healthcare

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Hat tip to Dan Markovitz for pointing out this excellent post on John Toussaint's blog: "The Key Leadership Behaviors in a Lean Organization?" The...

Coaching, not Berating, when Mistakes are Made in Football (or the...

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I was happy to attend the first football game of the year for my alma mater, Northwestern, as they defeated Boston College last Saturday....

Do Happier People Work Harder? I Think So

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Thanks to Andrew Bishop for posting a link to this article the other day. The New York Times had an article on Sunday titled,...

How Often Do You Hear “How Can I Help You?” From...

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I was going through some old notes I've taken when visiting different hospitals and I came up with this quote from a healthcare professional: "I've...

Podcast #126 – Auto Industry Legend and Executive Bob Lutz on...

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See the transcript later in this post. My guest for Podcast #126 is Bob Lutz, author of the book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The...

ThedaCare’s CEO: “The Goal is Zero – The Target is Improvement”

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On his blog, John Toussaint shared this letter from ThedaCare CEO Dean Gruner to all employees. Toussaint said the letter is inspired by Paul...

Upcoming Podcast Interview with former GM Exec Bob Lutz

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As someone who started his career in the auto industry, I'm excited to be interviewing a modern auto-industry legend on Friday for an upcoming...

MD or MBA as CEO? Wrong Question?

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As I've worked with different hospitals and different leaders, I've sometimes wondered if there's been a study on the differences in results between hospitals...