Leadership, Laughter, and Lean: How a CEO’s Shaved Head Symbolized $7 Million in Improvement

Ghosts, Zombies, and Frankenstein Processes: A Lean Halloween Reflection

Leader Standard Work Is About Behavior, Not Just Your Calendar

Coaching vs. Berating: Lessons from Football for Better Leadership

Plan, Do, Check, Act… or Plan, Do, Cover Your A**? Leadership Makes the Difference

A Look Back at Continuous Improvement at the Bedside: Allina Health Case Study

Leader Standard Work Is About Behavior, Not Just Your Calendar

From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All: Leadership Lessons from Mistakes

Gaming the System: What a USPS Smiley Face Teaches Us About Bad Metrics

Why "You're Being Safe" Should Be the Norm in Every Operating Room

95% of Enterprise AI Pilots “Fail”–Just Like Lean? Not So Fast

Jim Womack on the Origins of ‘Lean’ and Why It’s Often Misunderstood

Lean Lessons from Japan: Mindsets, Culture, and the Challenge of Speaking Up

Your Current Estimated Alarm Response Time Is... 13 Hours?

Avoiding the Dunning-Kruger Trap in Lean: Lessons from Early Mistakes

How a Vineyard “Improvement” Nearly Destroyed European Wine — and What We Can Learn from It

Kaizen Alone Isn’t Enough: Why Leaders Must Fix the System for Real Improvement

Einstein’s Favorite Mistake — and What It Teaches Us About Lean Thinking

Join Me at AME St. Louis 2025 for an Interactive Workshop on Better Metrics and Better Management

Beyond Tools: Why Lean Healthcare Depends on Respect and Continuous Improvement