Audio Parody - "Lean Serial"
My wife and I were late to the wildly popular podcast "Serial," but we listened to the first six episodes while traveling over the holidays. I ran hot and cold on the serialized non-fiction story abou...
30 Jan 20158min
"Lean Sigma" is Still Pretty Often Wrong on Lean
Here's look back at a post from 2011 that talks about some of the misunderstandings that are thrown around about Lean and Six Sigma, with some new content and an audio clip from a speaker who gets thi...
29 Jan 20159min
Looking back at the Toyota Tsutsumi plant tour, part 2
A look back at my visit to a Toyota plant in Japan, with a group of global healthcare leaders, in November 2014 (part 2 of episode 11 of this series). Topics include andon cords, proper breaks, and 5s...
27 Jan 20157min
Looking back at the Toyota Tsutsumi plant tour, part 1
A look back at my visit to a Toyota plant in Japan, with a group of global healthcare leaders, in November 2014.
20 Jan 20156min
Putting Up Signs and Shooting Down Ideas
It's sad and unfortunate when leaders SAY they want a culture of continuous improvement, but don't walk the walk.
19 Jan 20155min
Parallels Between Personal Training and Lean Coaching
Working with a personal fitness trainer has helped me see parallels to what I do with Lean... how my clients maybe see the world and things that I can do better as a coach, trainer, mentor, and consul...
18 Jan 201511min
The Original Intent of My GM Standup Meeting
Continuing the“Throwback Thursday” theme for the 10th anniversary of my blog, today’s post looks back at and builds upon one of my favorites from 2007. The post is a “GM War Story” from 1995 when I wa...
15 Jan 20156min
Strategy Deployment as a Series of Hypotheses - Pt 1
It seems to me that a strategy deployment process can be described as a series of hypotheses that are tested over time. Strategy deployment is a high-level annual PDSA cycle that contains embedded PDS...
14 Jan 20157min
