Tiered Huddles: Structured Communication in Healthcare
March 29, 2023Effective leadership in healthcare organizations requires open lines of communication between caregivers working directly with patients and...
Kaizen Event Planning in 7 Simple Steps
March 21, 2023Here at KaiNexus, we get the opportunity to chat with organizations across all industries and write about many different continuous...
An Introduction to Process Behavior Charts
March 17, 2023Donald J. Wheeler, Ph.D. is a world-renowned expert in statistical methods and continuous improvement. He's worked with W. Edwards Deming...
What Sports Teach us about Continuous Improvement
March 8, 2023When Jeremy Sochan of the San Antonio Spurs steps up to the free-throw line, he shoots using one hand.
Even if you aren’t an avid...
How Lean Healthcare Management Can Elevate Patient Care
March 7, 2023Although the Lean quality improvement methodology was initially developed to improve the quality and productivity of automotive factories,...
Five Brilliantly Simple Root Cause Analysis Techniques
March 2, 2023A root cause analysis is a structured method for finding the underlying causes of process problems and undesirable outcomes. Root cause...
16 Questions to Ask on Your First (or Next) Gemba Walk
February 28, 2023Toyota Chairman Fujio Cho gave a brilliantly simple description of what to do on a Gemba walk. "Go see, ask why, show respect," he said....
8 Steps to Elevate Safety Culture in Your Organization
February 23, 2023How to promote risk awareness and prevention
The influence of culture significantly impacts employee behaviors and attitudes about...
The Fundamentals and Advantages of the Lean Methodology
February 22, 2023The Lean methodology is an evolution of the Toyota Production System that the Japanese automaker implemented following World War II to...