


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…

Life in Japan: Just ship it! Efficiency in logistics and travel
One of the delights about living in Japan is the level of efficiency…

Life in Japan: Wrap it up! - Value or Waste?
I love living in Japan and having this opportunity to learn about…

Gemba visit: Tokyo hospital with strong commitment to quality improvement Part 2 - Quality Committee Meeting
When I met with the President of a Tokyo metropolitan hospital…

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…

Life in Japan: Where cash is king (or rather the shogun)
Here is another installment in my series of posts about "Life…

Year-end Review: Reflections on 1 year in Japan
It's hard to believe that I moved to Japan exactly 12 months…

Mamachari - commuting Japan style
Everywhere you go in Tokyo are people on bicycles, riding on…