We’ve so often heard the phrase, “innovation can mean different things to different people, different organizations.” No matter how one defines it, the truth of the matter is, innovation is needed in order to grow and evolve the business. It’s no wonder that in most organizations innovation spins off of improvement work or the improvement […]
Trevor Hall, Vice President of Human Resources, Communications, Continuous Improvement and Appeals at Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board, talks about the value of leader standard work, specifically the impact of leader standard work when starting a new role. Related Items Leader Standard Work Course on Catalysis Academy Blog “Four Reasons […]
For now, it’s COVID of course. Hospitals are overflowing with sick patients, mostly unvaccinated. Outpatient departments are closed, and staff are reassigned to fight the latest variant, Omicron. The burden on healthcare workers is big and could have been avoided, which makes many sad, frustrated, and downright angry. So, hats off to everyone doing the […]
We are joined by a team of nurses and CI staff from Michigan Medicine to discuss how they have been using process observation, or process confirmation as they like to call it, as a tool for problem-solving within their management system. Related Items Creating a Lean Management System virtual […]
Dr. Dorothy Hung, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Lean Engagement & Research at the University of California – Berkley (CLEAR) joins The Lens to discuss recent research CLEAR completed through interviews with healthcare leaders on the benefits of using a Daily Management System during the pandemic. CLEAR is […]
Michele Smith, Catalysis Faculty, shares practical concepts that can help you develop as a leader in a continuous improvement environment. Related Items Becoming the Leader You Want to Be workshop Personal Development course in Catalysis Academy Becoming the Change, by Kim Barnas and John Toussaint, MD Principle-Based Executive Coaching
Aditi Patil, Catalysis faculty member, shares how to engage people through communication by using a storytelling approach. This approach is a powerful way to influence and connect people throughout an organizational transformation. Related Items Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Blogs: “Harnessing the Power of Storytelling in Organizations” and “Crafting Compelling […]
A team from Torrance Memorial Medical Center to talk about improvement work done around bed capacity. Related Items Catalysis Healthcare Value Network Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Catalysis Academy Virtual Workshops
Ryan Haley, Senior Director of Ambulatory Services at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center was instrumental in developing and establishing the mass vaccination facility in Columbus, Ohio. Specifically, they set up in the Schottenstein Center, a 20,000 seat arena in Columbus. An important part of operating effectively […]
By: Felicity Pino and Shelly Hammer at Children’s Mercy Kansas City “You have one direct report who still needs to enroll for annual benefits. The deadline to enroll is in two days. Please remind these employee(s) that they must enroll by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25.” What would most managers do after receiving this […]
