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I have come to believe, through my personal practice and learning from mentors (including Margie Hagene, Isao Yoshino, John Shook, and others) that asking effective questions is THE fundamentally most...
My latest article for the Lean Enterprise Institute’s Lean Post was published today: “Do You Practice Routine Personal Development?” I’ve been musing a lot lately on the concepts of structures...
New book: The Lean Strategy As I mentioned in the Gemba Academy podcast released two weeks ago, the most recent business book that I have read is The Lean Strategy...
New book: The Lean Strategy As I mentioned in a Gemba Academy podcast released last week, the most recent business book that I have read is The Lean Strategy by...
Today Gemba Academy published a podcast that I recorded with Ron Pereira last week. Ron and I first started looking into recording a podcast together two years ago when I...
How many morning or “start-up” meetings have you been part of that are fun and invigorating? I bet none as energetic and the one that Tim Wolput and I participated...
When I was back in Japan last month for a visit – my second visit since moving back to the U.S. in June 2016 – I spent the day with...
Two weeks ago I was in Palm Desert for the annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit co-hosted by Catalysis and the Lean Enterprise Institute. It was the first time in many...
This week I’m attending the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, co-hosted by two of the organizations for which I’m a faculty member of – Catalysis and the Lean...
I just got back from a 9-day trip to Japan and it was everything I hoped it would be from both a personal and professional perspective. I wanted to share...
I’m at the San Francisco International Airport and about to board my flight back to Japan – the second time since we departed as residents 11 months ago. I’m super...
In the first two posts in this series, I shared how the leaders of Nakano City, one of the 23 wards within the Tokyo metropolitan area, utilize kaizen (small continuous...
As the end of the year is coming, it is time for reflection and planning your New Year’s resolutions. But what how likely will you
Earlier this week I went to Nagoya for a day trip to visit with my friend and Toyota mentor, Mr. Isao Yoshino, where we got
This past weekend I took the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Level 5) and saw this sign posted in the bathroom that made me laugh. It was a
I’ve been writing a lot about leadership, business and healthcare in Japan, but what about the elements of living here that might underlie some of
As part of my week of healthcare related conferences in Japan several weeks ago, I traveled to Fukuoka to attend the 3rd Conference for Healthcare (CHC). The conference
A few weeks ago, as I’ve written about in recent posts, I attended two conferences in Japan related to health care innovation and management. In
Two weeks ago I went down to Osaka for the day to attend the Japan-U.S. Medical Device Innovation Forum. I was invited to travel with
The past two weeks were full of many learning and connecting opportunities. I’ve had several meetings with interesting Japanese business people and thought leaders to discuss innovation,
On a recent trans-Pacific flight, I read read a book written by a Japanese business leader named Hiroshi Tsukakoshi called “Tree Ring Management: Take the
Today I recorded a podcast with my friend and colleague Mark Graban. Mark is the author of Lean Hospitals, the founder of the Lean Blog,
This is the final part in my recent series of posts about my visit to Nagoya in June to talk with Isao Yoshino about his
During my visit Nagoya in June, Isao Yoshino and I spent many hours talking about leadership and Lean/TPS in Japan. Yoshino-san is a retired 40-year Toyota
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