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Asking for Change

By Jon Miller - October 15th, 2008

Today we are joining over 11,000 people all across the world in writing about poverty as part of something called Blog Action Day 2008. The aim is to raise awareness, initiate action and to make a positive change in the are of poverty.

The Cowboy Hat

By Ron Pereira - October 15th, 2008

This post is my contribution to Blog Action Day, joining thousands of other bloggers to write about one topic for a single day. This year’s topic is poverty. Finally, this post is deeply personal and not related to lean or six sigma

Don’t Forget about Marketing!

By Ron Pereira - October 14th, 2008

Guest Post by Jason Stokes As practitioners of lean, we’re all in favor of using this powerful methodology to ensure we efficiently manufacture to customer demand while increasing throughput at the lowest possible cost. However, ofte

13 Lean Leadership Lessons from Dwight D. Eisenhower

By Jon Miller - October 14th, 2008

Dwight D. Eisenhower served as the 34th President of the United States of America, from 1953 to 1961. He was born on October 14, 1890. Today is the 108th anniversary of his birth. Eisenhower was a man of great insight gained through ac

The Deadly Sin of Perfectionism

By Ron Pereira - October 13th, 2008

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison When it comes to my work I probably land more towards the perfectionist side of the spectrum. Of course I’m far from perfect… b

Winners of Lean Hospital Books

By Jon Miller - October 10th, 2008

Many thanks to everyone who commented and contributed to the conversation this week about lean healthcare through the Q&A series with Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals. I hope soon others will publish similar books on lean gov

Authentic Continuous Improvement

By Ron Pereira - October 8th, 2008

From time to time a blog article absolutely knocks me out of my chair. This morning was one of those occasions. One of the blogs I always, without fail, read is Evolving Excellence which is written by my friend Kevin Meyer. Today, Kevi

Part 3 of Q&A with Mark Graban, Author of Lean Hospitals

By Jon Miller - October 8th, 2008

We would like to express our gratitude to Mark Graban for taking the time to provide in-depth answers to questions regarding his experience in lean healthcare as well as expounding on ideas and examples from his book Lean Hospitals. Th

Part 2 of Q&A with Mark Graban, Author of Lean Hospitals

By Jon Miller - October 8th, 2008

We continue our question and answer session on the topic of lean healthcare with Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals: Q9: You wrote in Lean Hospitals that it takes courage to point out that something is a waste. How have you been abl

4 Easy Ways to Learn New Things

By Ron Pereira - October 7th, 2008

I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. ~Abraham Lincoln I’m severely addicted to learning new things. I haven’t always been like this. As a young boy school stressed me out. This probably ex

Month: October 2008