Optimizing Outcomes: Quality Improvement Software for Healthcare
June 5, 2023While the quality of care and the patient experience has long been a top priority for healthcare organizations, increasingly they are...
Continuous Improvement Goals Suggestions for 2023
June 22, 2023In 2020, we laid out some suggested continuous improvement resolutions. If the pandemic thwarted your plans and best intentions, give...
The Great Molasses Flood of 1919: Five Lessons Learned
May 14, 2026The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 killed 21 people, injured 150 more, and was almost entirely preventable. The warning signs were there for...
Hidden Opportunities for Improvement in Manufacturing
December 23, 2020Manufacturing organizations dedicated to continuous improvement look for opportunities to eliminate waste at every juncture. They may spend...
Remembering and Honoring Norman Bodek
December 22, 2020I join many in the Lean community in mourning the recent passing of a publisher, author, educator, and life-long learner, Norman Bodek. He...
The Lessons We’re Thankful For This Year
November 24, 2020As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches in this most difficult year, it is undeniably human to focus on all that is lost. The toll of this...
Applying Lean Six Sigma in the Auto Manufacturing Sector
December 16, 2020As you might guess from the name, a Lean Six Sigma methodology combines Lean manufacturing principles and those of Six Sigma. This approach...
Implementing a Culture of Improvement in Healthcare
December 16, 2020Across the globe, healthcare leaders are working hard to implement the principles of continuous improvement in their organizations....
How to Become a True Leader (No Matter Your Title)
November 3, 2020When people talk about the inner workings of organizations, we often use the word “leader” as a shortcut for “executive.” But the truth is,...
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