Tag: Practicing Lean

Win a Free Copy of “Practicing Lean”

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In celebration of the paperback release of our book Practicing Lean, I am running a giveaway contest, through Amazon, that runs until February 27. To enter,...

A Webinar on Thursday, #PracticingLean Summary & #Kaizen Thoughts

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This post will point you to a few things you might be interested in: a free webinar this Thursday, some thoughts on Kaizen and "low-hanging fruit," and a summary of the book Practicing Lean.

“Practicing Lean” is Now a Paperback Book!

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Our collaborative eBook project, Practicing Lean, has raised over $1000 so far for the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation. The book is now available as a paperback book through Amazon, in addition to the Kindle Store and LeanPub.com. Please check it out!

“Practicing Lean” Excerpt: Lesa Nichols on Standardized Work & Learning

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As I'm documenting in the comments here, the collaborative eBook Practicing Lean has now generated more than $1000 in donations to the Louise Batz Patient Safety Foundation....

New “Practicing Lean” Chapter: Andy Sheppard from McKinsey and the UK

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As I'm documenting in the comments here, the collaborative eBook Practicing Lean has now generated about $700 of donations to the Louise Batz Patient Safety Foundation. Today, I'd...

“Practicing Lean” Excerpt: Joe Swartz and His Early “Oops”

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Today, I'd like to share an excerpt from a chapter written by Joe Swartz, my co-author for the Healthcare Kaizen books. Joe has been "Practicing Lean" for over 20 years and he humbly shares a story about a mistake made in his early days of Lean.

“Practicing Lean” Excerpt – Lessons from Japan

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I've recently updated the eBook Practicing Lean to include a new ninth chapter, submitted by Samuel Selay. Other new chapters are by David Haigh, from Canada, and...

“Practicing Lean” Excerpt from a New Chapter – Bob Rush from...

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Chapter 8 is written by Bob Rush, who currently works as a Lean Manufacturing Group Leader at Tesla Motors. Tesla, of course, is in the building that was the former NUMMI factory...

“Practicing Lean” Video – Book Edited by Mark Graban

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Mark Graban talks about the book "Practicing Lean."

“Practicing Lean” Chapter 6 Excerpt: Trust… A Five Letter Word

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n the spirit of "Lean publishing," the book Practicing Lean has another new incrementally-added chapter. The latest excellent contribution comes from Jamie Parker, writing about lessons learned in large commercial printing operations... lessons that can be applied anywhere...

Update on “Practicing Lean” – Excerpts From New Chapters By @MikeLombard...

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A few months back, I announced a new collaborative eBook project called Practicing Lean... Chapter 4 in the book was contributed by Michael Lombard, a previous contributor to this blog. This past week, I also added a chapter contributed by Paul Akers, author of the books 2 Second Lean and Lean Health...

Giving Thanks for Lean, Kaizen, and Improvement (& A New Chapter...

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Thursday is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, so I'm going to take the rest of the week off (and many of you will be out of the office). The end of the year is a time to reflect. Paul Akers is the latest person to reflect on their early days of Lean practice by contributing a new chapter...