


Japan Gemba Visit: Toyota Memorial Hospital - Part 2: "Our human resources are our power"
In the first post in a series of reflections from my visit…

Gemba visit: Leadership lessons about kaizen and Medical Quality Improvement at a Japanese hospital
Lean and Kaizen in Healthcare
My most recent post about Lean…

What does "Lean" mean in Japan? Are Japanese hospitals practicing "Lean"?
As a Lean healthcare practitioner and coach, it has been one…

Japan Gemba visit: Tokyo hospital committed to quality improvement - Part 1 - Conversation with the President
Two weeks ago, I visited a hospital in Tokyo that is one of…

Life in Japan: Visual and audible management to guide everyday life
One of tenets of Lean and the Toyota Production System "visual…

Japan Conference for Healthcare: "Let's use our strengths to improve hospitals"
As part of my week of healthcare related conferences in Japan several…

Leading Daily Improvement: Creating New Habits and Practices to Support Continuous Improvement
Australian Lean Conferences
Last month I was in Australia for…