Tag: Safety

This Date in Lean Blog History: August 6

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My blog will turn 10 years old in February 2015. You're probably either thinking, "Wow, that's awesome!" or "Get a life, dude." :-) Here's a...

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....

My Skepticism about GM’s “Speak Up for Safety” Program

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I posted a new article on LinkedIn: "My New Program: Speak Up About "Speak Up for Safety" at GM." GM seems to continue their "blame...

Fighting “We’ve Always Done It This Way” in Workplaces & Baseball

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I found a picture (posted by Jamie Voster on LinkedIn) and I re-shared it through my account. Neither Jamie nor I know where the...

Parallels (and Differences) Between the Book “Traction” and Kaizen

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When I recently did a Healthcare Kaizen workshop near Detroit, I invited an old friend of mine to attend as a guest. Marisa Smith, an...

Toyota Tour Thoughts – Yes, They Have Opportunities for Kaizen

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I had a chance to go back to the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) plant in south San Antonio last week with a group...

Standardized Work? Why Are NFL Concussion Guidelines Not Always Followed?

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Mark's note: Ah, another NFL playoff weekend and time for another football post to follow up my apparent jinxing of the Eagles' head coach...

Learning Not to Blame: “Jerk Bartender”

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In the Lean methodology, building upon the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, we work hard to shift away from "naming, blaming, and shaming."...

My Article on Lean Healthcare, Employee & Patient Safety in QHSE...

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QHSE Focus, an iPad magazine, asked me to contribute a piece on Lean healthcare. They published my piece titled, "Employee & Patient Safety: The Only...

If Indian Restaurants Can Be Transparent, Why Not Hospitals?

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I was happy to see that one of my local Indian restaurants not only has very good Yelp reviews... they also have a top...

Notes from Paul O’Neill Speaking at the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit

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It was a real thrill to be able to meet Paul O'Neill in person yesterday at the Summit  (he was my guest for Podcast...

Blame the Worker or the System – British Airways Engine Covers

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I flew back safely from Finland on Saturday - or I should say British Airways and American Airlines flew me safety, including in the...