Tag: Leadership
My Interview with Justin Holland, of GE Healthcare
Today's post is an interview I conducted via email with Justin Holland, Managing Principal of GE Healthcare Americas. Before joining GE, he was most...
Interview with Paul O’Neill; The Right Goals in Healthcare
Many of you may know of Paul O'Neill for the dramatic employee safety improvements at aluminum maker Alcoa and you may know of him...
Mental Models: Standardized Work and Performance Measures
A few thoughts while waiting for a Sunday flight... at least it's a Sunday flight towards home.
One reason traditional organizations (and traditional leaders) struggle...
Top 10 Signs You’re In a Fear-Based Workplace
Dr. W. Edwards Deming always said we need to drive out fear from organizations, as point 8 of the 14 Points said:
"Drive out fear,...
Interview with Bob Sutton, PhD on His Book ‘Good Boss, Bad...
Episode #97 is a discussion with Bob Sutton, a Stanford University Professor of Management Science and Engineering and the best-selling author of The No...
Daily Huddle Best Practices: Video Insights from Everett Clinic
A key cultural aspect of Lean is the "daily huddle." Sure, this practice isn't exclusive to Lean, but it fits with the core concepts...
Another Hospital CEO Talks Lean Culture
Here's a great article with a number of quotes from William Considine, the CEO of Akron Children's Hospital in Ohio. The article, from the...
Is This Woman Set Up to Fail?
There are lots of places online where people can ask questions about Lean, such as the LEI forums and numerous LinkedIn groups. I saw...
Podcast #94 – Bob Miller on Dr. Stephen Covey and the...
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Episode #94 of the LeanBlog Podcast is here and our guest is Robert Miller, Executive Director of the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence....
A First-Person Lean Leadership Story from John Toussaint, MD
I've had the pleasure to work with Dr. John Toussaint, CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, over the past year. John's...
Guest Post: You Don’t Have to be Lean to be Good
Mark's note: Today's post is from a regular guest blogger and a friend of mine, Dan Markovitz - his regular blog can be found...
Guest Post: What Makes a Successful Lean Environment?
Mark's note: Today's post is from a relatively new friend of my blog, introduced initially through our mutual friend, Jamie Flinchbaugh. Ankit Patel, today's...
