My “Measures of Success” Workshop at the Shingo Conference 2020 in Orlando
http://www.leanblog.org/shingo2020 Thanks to the Shingo Institute for inviting me to facilitate a half-day workshop at the Shingo Conference, being held this year in Orlando, April 16 and 17. The work...
12 Feb 20205min
GE's CEO Larry Culp Goes to the Gemba, Looks to Understand the Real Reality
http://www.leanblog.org/audio295 Here's an article from Bloomberg BusinessWeek: GE's Larry Culp Faces Ultimate CEO Test in Trying to Save a Once-Great Company Very early on, the article mentions Culp'...
30 Jan 20208min
When Should We Lower a Target and When Should We Try Harder to Figure Out How to Reach It?
http://www.leanblog.org/audio294 Today, I'm sharing a question from a reader who started their career at Toyota and now works at another company. See previous posts with reader questions. The reader h...
30 Jan 202010min
Our Toyota Tour Guide's Kaizen
From 2014 -- http://www.leanblog.org/audio293 We had an excellent English-speaking tour guide for our visit (she lived in Hawaii at one point). As we talked through the facility (up in a "catwalk" tha...
23 Nov 20196min
A Japanese Hospital CEO on Kaizen, Innovation & Breakthrough
From 2012: http://www.leanblog.org/audio292 Dr. Iida talked about the connections between "Kaizen" (small improvements) and innovation (larger improvements) and how, together, they lead to breakthroug...
23 Nov 20194min
Jess Orr on What She Learned by Leaving Toyota
http://www.leanblog.org/audio291 Last week was our fifth annual KaiNexus User Conference (or "KaiNexicon" as we now call it). One of our keynote speakers was Jess Orr, a former Toyota engineer who sha...
11 Okt 20197min
Maybe "Just Do Its" Should be Called "Just PDSA Its"?
http://www.leanblog.org/audio290 So, upon some reflection, it seems like "Just Do It" isn't really the right phrase to use. A classic suggestion box system has cards that start with listing a suggesti...
8 Okt 20197min
When Problems are Hidden in Kudos: From Celebrations to Root Cause Countermeasures
http://www.leanblog.org/audio289 In the huddles, the manager and team talk about problems, issues, or opportunities for improvement. In some huddles, the team might say, "We can't think of anything th...
7 Okt 20193min
