The Catch-22 of #Lean & Kaizen: You Get More ROI by NOT...
The Catch-22 of #Lean & Kaizen: You Get More ROI by NOT Focusing Only on High-ROI Projects http://www.leanblog.org/audio257
19 Heinä 20186min
Leaders & Lean: We Need to Better Support Doctors and
Leaders & Lean: We Need to Better Support Doctors and Other Providers When surgeons have no better options than complaining about process problems on LinkedIn, are their leaders and organizations rea...
17 Huhti 201810min
My Talk in Vegas: Leadership Lessons from Statistics and Psych
My Talk in Vegas: Leadership Lessons from Statistics and Psychology Today, I’m giving a keynote talk at the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference being held in Las Vegas. I don’t normally attend or speak...
3 Huhti 201818min
Elon Musk, Safety, and Leadership at Tesla
What's Going on at Tesla? Is @ElonMusk Following up on Employee Injuries? There's a lot to admire about Elon Musk. I admire his risk taking and his entrepreneurial spirit. I use PayPal a lot (one of ...
12 Maalis 201811min
What's Going on at Whole Foods? It Doesn't Sound Like Lean...
The chain Whole Foods is reportedly having inventory shortages and morale problems. It sounds like a real mess, but thankfully nobody is calling it Lean. Their "Order to Shelf" system reminds me of "P...
16 Helmi 201812min
Tour Preview: The Japanese Health Care System at a High Level
Tour Preview: The Japanese Health Care System at a High Level As I prepare to go back to Japan, I'm sharing some insights about the Japanese health system from the excellent book "The Healing of Amer...
13 Helmi 201810min
The WSJ Overgeneralizes about The "Japanese Model," Not...
The WSJ Overgeneralizes about The "Japanese Model," Not All Companies Are Toyota Not all Japanese companies are the same. "Lean isn't easy" if you're a Japanese company. Toyota has created something ...
13 Helmi 201810min
#Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes
#Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes Lean can be very fragile. History shows that Lean can fall apart even in an organization that is years into a "Lean journey" with strong C...
5 Helmi 20189min
