Move to Healthcare - A community for experienced lean professionals moving to healthcare

A community for experienced lean professionals moving to healthcare

A group for engineers, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and other process improvement professionals who are looking to move into healthcare.

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Jim Baran replied to Mark Graban's discussion 'Lean Process Manager, Berwyn, IL'

Mark, I’m curious how those in the MovetoHealthcare community who are not actively looking for a job would sort out what Macneal Hospital’s “Lean as a business strategy” is all about after reading this job description. One of the requirements li...

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Mark Graban replied to Mark Graban's discussion 'Lean Process Manager, Berwyn, IL'

Sayed - you need to send an email to Kim at the address in the posting...

on Monday

Syed Ahmed replied to Mark Graban's discussion 'Lean Process Manager, Berwyn, IL'

Dear Sir/Madam, As a Production Manager with an excellent record of accomplishment and success spanning over 15 years in lean manufacturing, I feel that I would be an outstanding fit for MacNeal Hospital. Highlights of my background include imple...

on Monday

Rob McGowan and Syed Ahmed joined Move to Healthcare

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Scott McDuffee Wondering about the progress of lean in the Health Care arena...

on Saturday

Charles Andrus is now a member of Move to Healthcare

Welcome Them!

on Friday

Mark Graban replied to Jim Baran's discussion 'Do "A-Players" Exist in Lean HealthCare Transformation?'

I'm curious to hear what others think, I'll get out of the way for now. Thanks for raising the question.

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Jim Baran replied to Jim Baran's discussion 'Do "A-Players" Exist in Lean HealthCare Transformation?'

I couldn't agree more. I referenced term "A-Player" because its used widely and often dismissive when it comes to evaluating true talent. Welcome talent silos. Bradford Smart gave trajectory to A-Player in his 1999 book Topgrading. Geoff Smart an...

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Lean Process Manager, Berwyn, IL 3 Replies

Started by Mark Graban in Job Postings & Opportunities. Last reply by Jim Baran 1 day ago.

Do "A-Players" Exist in Lean HealthCare Transformation? 5 Replies

Started by Jim Baran in Job Search Strategies. Last reply by Mark Graban Nov 20.

A thought about an episode of MASH

Started by Peter Sun in General Discussion Nov 19.

Mississippi Baptist

Started by Mark Graban in Job Postings & Opportunities Nov 11.

WELCOME!

This is a community for lean thinkers who are looking to move to healthcare and those who have already made this transition. As you can see, there is much "wisdom of community".

Active participation is already turning this into a useful connection for improvement minded people just like you. Please engage in the discussion forum as well as enjoy insights from the blogs, videos, etc.

Collaborate with me to build a network which is instrumental in improving the patient experience, reducing costs, and engaging healthcare professionals in continuous improvement!

Please visit my book's website: www.LeanHospitalsBook.com.

For a starting point for more resources, visit www.MoveToHealthcare.com.

Blog Posts

Presentations from UK lean healthcare transformation summit

I was able to attend this event. In particular, check out the talks from John Toussaint, David Fillingham, and Matthew Cooke for nice overview talks about lean in healthcare.

LINK TO FREE PRESENTATIONS AND VIDEOS

Posted by Mark Graban on September 8, 2009 at 10:00am

Immerse yourselve in healthcare to understand the industry

As a healthcare person, learning from manufacturing has been a trip! It goes both ways, and the more your immerse yourself in healthcare the better equipped you'll be to survive in this jungle.

I'd suggest you volunteer, observe and interview all the healthcare associates you can pin down.

And for a heavy dose of innovation, join us at the Big Sky Lean Leadership Retreat in Big Sky, Montana Sep 21-23. A White House rep will join the stunning faculty. Call my office (406)258-6535 for discounted… Continue

Posted by Cindy Jimmerson on August 31, 2009 at 6:38pm — 1 Comment

The Long and Winding Road: Leadership Failures and the Entropy in Leadership Handoffs

In the spirit of sharing as I attempt the leap, I will occasionally blog about my specific thoughts and experiences networking into executive suites. I hope that you might read about my encounters and offer your own insights from your varied perspectives. Ultimately my goals are to reflect, learn and implement improvements to my approach going forward. And to provide food for thought that may help others network in order to make a successful transition.

About three months ago at a professional… Continue

Posted by Dan Boggs on July 28, 2009 at 7:30pm

Thanks to Scott

I wanted to give a public thank you to Scott McDuffee for making a lot of effort to stimulate discussion on the site. Remember all of you are able to make blog posts and start Forum discussion threads.

I hope this site isn't a "read only" experience for everyone. Please participate!

Mark

Posted by Mark Graban on June 21, 2009 at 3:05pm — 1 Comment

Lean Leap to Health Care - One Stop Shopping from leanblog.org

Click this LL2HC for the Lean Leap to Health Care blogs accummulated.

If you haven't already, make leanblog.org your part of your daily standard work!

Posted by Scott McDuffee on June 21, 2009 at 1:29pm