Tag: Leadership
Who are the Lean Thinking CEOs?
A question came in from a blog reader -- simple question with no simple or easy answers:
Who are the Lean Thinking CEOs?
My first thought...
Measuring for Improvement
Note: Welcome LEI visitors... you can check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org, as I hope you'll come back. Here are some other...
One Purple Audacious Goal… Northwestern Football or Healthcare Improvement
This might seem like a post about football... but stick with me even if you're not a sports fan.
Many of you regular readers know...
Book Review: "Kaizen Express"
I have always learned a lot from John Shook. As I've blogged about before, I've seen John present about TPS and management (leadership, really)...
Bad News Not Flowing Up at Boeing?
Tomorrow's blog post today... not that anyone will be reading anything non-Michael Jackson related. RIP. A modern tidbit... I learned about the news via...
LeanBlog Video Podcast #5 – Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S.
This is an interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a pioneer in using Lean methods in the...
Jim Collins on Leadership – "Like Lean"?
How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs - BusinessWeek
Jim Collins, of Good to Great fame, has a new book out called...
Observations from One End of the Hospital
Lean Leap to Health Care #7 (click for Part #6)
by Scott McDuffee
"Where is the main entrance? Why do I follow the signs to HERE?...
Japanese CEOs and Leadership
Toyota Posts Big Loss, Signals More to Come - WSJ.comI saw this article on Saturday and it reminded me to go ahead and blog...
Leadership Thoughts from Late Great Detroit Pistons
NBA, Olympic coach Chuck Daly dies at 78
I grew up outside of Detroit during the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" era so I spent a...
Bad Times? Don’t Blame!
Management Tip of the Day :: April 15, 2009 :: HarvardBusiness.orgIt's nice to see HBR, for once, spreading the message of Dr. Deming. If...
Doofus and Leanie Cartoon #1 – Gemba
Back in February, I did a parody of a "Goofus and Gallant" cartoon, if you remember them from "Highlights for Kids" magazine that was...