KaiNexus: Continuous Improvement, Leadership, and More

See https://blog.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/a-call-for-a-fundamental-change-to-our-medical-culture

Presented by Mark Graban on July 27, 2016 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm EDT In this webinar, you will learn: How organizations use Strategy Deployment (or Hoshin Planning) to create alignment and focus The iterative PDSA-based cycles of this management approach Four key hypotheses that senior leaders make during the annual cycles and ongoing reviews How KaiNexus can support these methods to better create alignment and give better visibility around goals, actions, and progress

Read by Jeff Roussel, VP of Sales: If you are striving to become a Lean organization, waste elimination is probably near the top of your list. In fact, Lean practitioners have identified very specific types of waste, known collectively as the 8 Wastes of Lean. Certain types of waste are really easy to spot and fix, while others can remain unnoticed. We thought it might be helpful to share some practical examples of how each type of waste occurs in business and in the larger world.

A KaiNexus Webinar by Mark Jaben, MD. Hosted by Mark Graban on June 28, 2016. The Science Behind Resistance to Change: What the Research Says & How it Helps You June 28 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm EDT In this webinar, you will learn: How people form opinions about the validity of continuous improvement The neuroscience behind why it's so hard to change minds Why simply getting "buy-in" doesn't always work What you need to do to sway opinions, increase engagement, and spread improvement About the Host: Dr. Mark Jaban is an Emergency Physician with over 25 years of clinical experience. His initial immersion into Lean came in 2008 when he had the opportunity to test Lean methodology while leading implementation efforts at a hospital in New Zealand. Observing successes and struggles as he continued to observe these concepts led Mark to delve further into why this stuff works. Mark has written extensively about what it really takes to engage people in change efforts and has presented internationally on these topics.

A discussion between Mark Graban, Dr. Greg Jacobson, and Jeff Roussel from KaiNexus, sharing reflections on the recent Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Florida.

In episode #8 of our series, Greg Jacobson, MD & Mark Graban talk about topics including: - Who were you rooting for in the NBA Finals? (fun topic to get started) - What are the ultimate challenges to have a successful Lean Journey? - How is the deployment approach different for a transformational change vs incremental change? - To influence change in a hierarchical organization like government, where in the org chart should the continuous improvement team sit? - What is the best means of assessing employee engagement levels in organizations? - if your department is spending 90% of its time "keeping the lights on", how do you start a continuous improvement culture so that you can reduce it to less than 80% - What is the most effective way to implement a daily lean management system? - Does Lean drive supply chain excellence?

My friend and fellow blogger Katie Anderson had a chance to actually visit the gemba at Toyota Memorial Hospital. See her blog post that’s part of her series: Japan Gemba Visit: Toyota Memorial Hospital – Part 4: Set challenging goals & engage patients and staff in continuous improvement.

In episode #7 of our series, Greg & Mark talk about: - Lean and Kaizen in manufacturing vs other settings, such as retail and healthcare - How to help leaders change their behaviors and managerial approaches when it's out of sync with Lean? - How does pointing fingers and blaming affect morale? - What's the role of Change Management? See more webinars at http://www.kainexus.com/webinars

Presented by Karen Skinner & David Skinner, Hosted by KaiNexus & Mark Graban on May 17, 2016 Learn more at http://www.kainexus.com/webinars In this webinar, you will learn: Trends in service delivery innovation for professional service firms How Lean can support critical innovations in pricing, project management, and knowledge management How a culture of continuous improvement can support innovation Where to start and how to avoid typical pitfalls Join us as we talk to Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner of Gimbal about how they’re using LeanLegal™ to create a foundation for performance excellence in law firms and legal departments. Using the legal industry as a case study, we’ll discuss how you can use Lean to create a strong base for change. We’ll talk about some of the problems Gimbal’s clients have encountered implementing Lean and process improvement, and conclude with a discussion of some of the possible ways forward for organizations embarking on a Lean initiative.

In this webinar, you will learn: The value of a "behavior based," rather than "tools based," management system The ideal Lean behaviors that drive sustainable results How to find balance between enterprise alignment, continuous improvement, and cultural enablement - and the Lean behaviors that drive all three How to develop scientific thinking through the Toyota Kata approach, and how this leads to the ideal behaviors How the KaiNexus platform supports this management system through strategy deployment, virtual huddle boards, and Kata