Improve Something Today

0019: Begin again 21.09.2019 3:12 ↓

What to do when you're clinging to piano tops and concepts. Stephen Mitchell's version of Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching .

0018: Respect for people 18.04.2019 4:17 ↓

Why respect for people is an important part of lean, and four starting points for determining how to do something with this idea. Slightly more detailed notes on the four starting points . More about motivation-hygiene theory .

0017: Throughput 12.01.2019 4:17 ↓

Welcome back! Throughput, goodput, and making the most of it.

0016: Housekeeping 17.08.2018 1:31 ↓

You gotta take care of yourself, so I'm taking a week to do just that. Also, 2 easy ways you can support this podcast after it returns from a 1 week break.

0015: Countermeasures 16.08.2018 3:31 ↓

Looking for countermeasures instead of solutions.

0014: Movement and transportation 15.08.2018 2:37 ↓

Revisiting the wastes of lean, and two particular types of waste.

0013: What is continuous improvement, anyways? 14.08.2018 2:26 ↓

It's about getting good at small, reversible improvements. Over time folks will learn they no longer need to be scared of change, or even of failure.

0012: See one, do one, teach one 13.08.2018 2:21 ↓

Learning and training when things are complicated.

0011: Book: Measures of Success, by Mark Graban 03.08.2018 2:15 ↓

Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Measures-Success-React-Better-Improve-ebook/dp/B07DV8ZC4P/ A free sample chapter is also available at LeanPub: https://leanpub.com/measuresofsuccess

0010: In which I split my pants 02.08.2018 2:21 ↓

The job of facilitation and the value of facilitating with a partner.

0009: Finding what's bad 31.07.2018 3:29 ↓

Waste! Defects • Overproduction • Waiting • Not using what people to give • Transportation • Inventory • Movement • Extra processing.

0008: Knowing what's good 26.07.2018 2:43 ↓

If people can agree on what's good, the rest is details.

0007: Liberating structures 25.07.2018 4:04 ↓

Nobody can make anything better alone. When you're working with other people, the time is ticking away according to one structure or another. Liberating structures online: http://www.liberatingstructures.com

0006: A weird story about fax machines (updated) 24.07.2018 2:30 ↓

Lay information and knowledge out as simply and concisely as possible, so you can get it out of your brain and into the world.

0005: Guessing 23.07.2018 2:54 ↓

Guesses work best when it's OK for a guess to be wrong. Delany's tweet: https://twitter.com/DelanyBisbee/status/1020427472209432576

0004: Variation 20.07.2018 3:28 ↓

How can you distinguish between typical variation in a process and an indication that something has changed? Book recommendation: "Understanding Variation" by Donald J. Wheeler. https://amazon.com/dp/0945320531

0003: Standards 19.07.2018 2:23 ↓

Setting standards and trying to perform to standard is a method. Better service, better outcomes, better relationships—that's the goal.

0002: What did you notice? 18.07.2018 3:12 ↓

You matter and your ideas matter. Taking time to notice what's going on around you is where those ideas come from.

0001: Problems 17.07.2018 2:46 ↓

Problems, solutions, and the problem with solutions.