
Waxing philosophical about coaching and leadership on the Philosopher’s Path in Kyoto
I’m finally back in Tokyo after a week of travel and site visits, followed by nearly two weeks in the United States and then a week of hosting several visitors in
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I’m finally back in Tokyo after a week of travel and site visits, followed by nearly two weeks in the United States and then a week of hosting several visitors in

Katie’s note: Today’s post is written by Arnout Orelio, a Lean healthcare practitioner from the Netherlands. The inspiration for this first guest post on my blog is based on connectivity and shared

Data and measurement are key components to improvement. As I wrote about in my previous two blog posts, a Tokyo hospital that I visited twice last month (both for a short site visit

When I met with the President of a Tokyo metropolitan hospital a few weeks ago, he invited me to attend upcoming monthly Quality Committee held monthly. The next meeting was

Two weeks ago, I visited a hospital in Tokyo that is one of the leaders in Japan in healthcare quality improvement and reporting. As I’ve written about in the past, both

I recently saw the quote “Life less out of habit and more out of intent” (source unknown) and it really resonated with me, especially as I have been thinking about my goals

It’s hard to believe that I moved to Japan exactly 12 months ago this week. The time has flown by quickly and I have enjoyed my experiences here, both personally

Happy New Year! As I write, the year is changing over around the world. Happy new year! It’s already 2016 in Japan. But before it is the end of 2015 everywhere

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 achieve your resolutions without understanding 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 is jointly hosted by Aso Iizuka

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 Japan, there is much focus

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 two retired Japanese businessmen (from
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