lean

Earlier this week I spent two days in a renovated old milking barn with a couple dozen improvement professionals from healthcare, government, higher e…

Oh good. Another lean blog post using Formula 1 pit stops as a metaphor. Quick changeover! Standardized work! Roles clarity! You've seen it a hund…

We often see the phrase "People are our most important asset" on conference room walls, in company policies, annual reports, and frequently…

I recently finished one of the more remarkable books I've read in a long time: The Extended Mind - The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, by Ann…

As we approach the arbitrary end of the year, many organizations are beginning the planning cycle for next year. Part of that process should be identi…

I've been immersed in the lean world for over a quarter century. From the start when some folks from the Association for Manufacturing Excellence…

Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations. - Alfred Adler I'm not really…

The treatment of people with severe mental illness often means locking them away in large, impersonal facilities or letting them bounce between short…