Tag: LEI

Lean Enterprise Institute Announces New CEO

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The Lean Enterprise Institute (a former employer of mine from 2009 to 2011) has announced a new CEO, the third in their history following founder James P. Womack and his successor, John Shook. Their press release: Lean Enterprise Institute Names Eric Buehrens New CEO The start of the release: "The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute, a global leader in lean thinking and practice, today announced the appointment of Eric Buehrens as its new CEO. The appointment took effect October 1, 2017. A proven lean thinker and leader, Buehrens led lean transformations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he served as COO and Interim CEO, and at Reliant Medical Group, a Massachusetts group medical practice, where he was COO."

Variation in Definitions of #Lean (The Good, the Bad, and the...

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One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn't aways a consistent definition that's used by everybody. Some of the definitions are really bad....

Registration Now Open for the #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summits in Belgium...

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Since the first Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit was held in 2010, I’ve been fortunate to attend and participate each year. I think it’s the pre-eminent Lean healthcare event of the year...

Podcast #268 – @TomEhrenfeld, on #Lean Books & #LeanStartup

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My guest for Episode #268 is a long-time friend of mine in the Lean community and Lean Enterprise Institute circles, Tom Ehrenfeld (@tomehrenfeld). Tom is...

Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Starts Today; Past Videos of Dr. John...

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Today's the first day of the two-day Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, an annual event that's being held this year near Miami. If you're at...

Reader Question from an MD: One Shot to Talk to the...

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Before I head out on vacation, here is a reader question that I am sharing for your input.I'm sharing this with permission and I'm...

Totally Looks Like: LEI’s Jim Womack & Skinny Santa

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Friday, I shared my song "Gemba Claus is Comin' to Town" and I thought I was done posting for the year. But, my wife and...

Kaizen Coaching: Don’t Give People Answers, Let Them Learn

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Last week, I taught a pilot session of a new class on Kaizen and continuous improvement that I taught for visitors to the ThedaCare...

Are You Making Excuses or Solving Problems? [Video & Transcript]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g202QmfzpFo Here is a 10-minute talk I gave at the 2014 Lean Transformation Summit. I'm introduced by Jim Womack and we do Q&A at the...

Lean Post: Standardization is a Countermeasure, Not a Goal

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Today's post is being hosted by the Lean Enterprise Institute and their "Lean Post" blog... click on the headline below or the image to...

Day 2 Notes: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014

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Today is the second and final day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with hashtag#HCSummit14 to see my tweets and thoughts from...

Live Blogging Day 1: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014

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Today is the first day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with hashtag #HCSummit14 to see my tweets and thoughts from others....