Newsletter: How to Sustain a Lean Transformation

Posted on 05/16/2017 by CATALYSIS

Sustaining Lean Transformation

Kim Barnas, president of Catalysis, recently created a new article on the core elements healthcare organizations must have in place to sustain a lean healthcare transformation.

"Leading people through complex organizational change requires extraordinary diligence and constant attention," writes Barnas.

The first two core elements are:

Lean methods and systems start at the top and are rooted in values, principles and behaviors.
Effective leadership + lean principles and tools + lean management system = the lean operating system.

Download the article to discover how your organization can achieve lasting lean transformation.

Read Kim's Article

New Titles in Our Store (and Free Shipping on All U.S. Orders)

We've expanded our Catalysis bookstore with several new titles (and more to come this summer). A few of the new book resources now in the Store include:

Lead True, by Jeff Thompson, MD
Toyota Kata, by Mike Rother
Everything I Learned About Lean I Learned in First Grade, by Robert Martichenko
Preventing Physician Burnout, by Dr. Paul DeChant, MD, and Diane Shannon, MD, MPH

Whether just starting out or well down your lean healthcare transformation journey, these books can help. To learn more about volume discounts and which books are best for your organization, contact Steven Bollinger at sbollinger@createvalue.org

Now providing free shipping with all orders shipped in the United States.

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2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit

The 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit officially kicks off on June 5 (pre-summit workshops). While you still have time to register, seats are filling fast and we expect a sold out event.

We are pleased to add one final keynote presenter to the Summit agenda. Tim Pehrson is Intermountain Healthcare's market leader for Northern Utah and Southern Idaho. He will share his expertise with Summit attendees on Thursday, June 8.

Join us in Palm Springs and hear from healthcare leaders who will provide valuable insights that will generate measurable results.

Register Today

A Lean Leader Is A Humble Leader

John Toussaint, MD said: "A humble leader is someone who goes to the front line and asks questions, seeking to help where he or she can. Instead of shooting from the hip and feeling that pedestal wobble under his or her feet, the lean leader asks for input from others."

Join us for an Executive Site Visit to see lean leaders in action.

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