Family Guy Skewers Marie Kondo (and 5S and Lean too?)
I haven't read it, but Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing has been a pop-culture phenomenon the past few years. I've seen some co...
13 Maj 20196min
A Hospital CEO Who Wants Other CEOs to “Give a Damn” About Their People
Here's an interesting column from Becker's Hospital Review, written by Michael Dowling, President and CEO, Northwell Health. I'm guessing he created the headline, since the phrase “give a damn” doesn'...
1 Maj 20198min
On Boeing, GM, and Hospitals… and Epic Battles Between Reality and Spokespeople?
Yesterday's blog post was about a situation (with my podcast hosting service) that triggered memories of my time at General Motors in 1995. Today's post is about a recent article on Boeing that defini...
30 Apr 201916min
On Podcast Server Downtime, Scars from General Motors, and Taking Ownership of My Situation
Episode #270 Ever since I started podcasting in 2006, I've been using a company called “Hipcast” to be the “hosting” company for the podcast audio files and feeds. For those of you not familiar with p...
29 Apr 201912min
Is "Kaizen" a Slogan or a Methodology for the Seattle Marine
Is "Kaizen" a Slogan or a Methodology for the Seattle Mariners? Here is an interesting article that a few people pointed me toward the other day about the Seattle Mariners team: Mariners Sunday mail...
22 Apr 20194min
The CEO Leading the Culture Change at ZSFGH
Today, I'm writing about another view, from an article co-authored by our friend Dr. John Toussaint and the CEO of ZSFGH, Dr. Susan Ehrlich: Changing Leadership Behavior Gets Real Results As I blogge...
16 Apr 20199min
A Lean Guy Reads "Health Leaders" on Nursing Retention
Today, I'm reading the latest issue of Health Leaders magazine (March/April 2019) whose cover features a number of stories about nursing retention. The lead article shares some data about recruitment...
15 Apr 20198min
WSJ News Flash: Developing Better Leaders Makes a Difference
Here's an interesting recent article from the Wall Street Journal (you might require a subscription to read it): The Economy's Last Best Hope: Superstar Middle Managers Anemic growth, millennial mala...
10 Apr 20195min
