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Podcast #210 – Lean in Washington State Government: Darrell Damron and...
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My guests today are Darrell Damron and Hollie Jensen and we're talking about Lean in Washington state government. Darrell and Hollie are both state...
From Vague to Passive to Active in Your Voice and Improvement...
While I'd be the first to admit that my writing is not perfect and I certainly need a copy editor for my books, I...
What I’m Reading: “Little Bets”
I've recently been reading an enjoyable book by Peter Sims, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries.
The practice of Kaizen, of course,...
Standardized Work: “Unity in the Essential, Liberty in the Non-Essential…”
Our Kaizen Institute guide, Brad Schmidt (pictured above) talked to us on Monday about standardized work. He said, of the practice at Toyota, that...
Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2012, Day 2
Following up on my notes from Day 1, here are some notes and key points from Day 2 of the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit....
Two Cases of Writers Misrepresenting Lean Manufacturing: McDonald’s and Dehumanization?
One of the variations of my acronym L.A.M.E. is "Lean As Misguidedly Explained," and I recently ran across two fresh instances of this (and,...
Changes in Mac OS X “Lion” and Parallels to Workplace Changes
It's nowhere near as important as yesterday's topic of employee and patient safety, but my last two days of using the new Mac OS...
From the LEI Summit: Mike Rother on Toyota’s View on ROI
I really had a great learning experience at last week's LEI Lean Transformation Summit that was held here in Dallas. The event sold out...
Starbucks Ad Influenced by Their Lean Education?
Here's some weekend fun leading into the holiday season... I received a marketing email today from Starbucks that included a phrase that would jump...
What I Read and Commented On Yesterday in the Lean and...
I was traveling yesterday, so I read a number of blog posts that I kept open in my browser for my flight. I wrote...
The Article I *Wish* I Had Read about Starbucks in Yesterday’s...
For a more traditional approach to this topic, check out this alternative post, "Real Lean at Starbucks or Tayloristic Industrial Engineering?".
Below is the more...
Is it “Real Lean” at Starbucks or “Tayloristic Industrial Engineering”?
Once again, the WSJ has written about Lean at Starbucks (see my last post "Controversy over New Standardized Work at Some Starbucks Stores") in...