Book

Becoming the Change

Two renowned healthcare transformation experts provide a blueprint for implementing the principles and behaviors leaders at all levels must embrace in order to create lasting…

by Kim Barnas and John Toussaint

Article

New Book, Becoming the Change, Shows that Real Organizational Change Is Personal

Learn the cause of and cure for healthcare improvements that relapse to the old ways of working. Kim Barnes, Catalysis CEO, and John Toussaint, MD,…

Podcast

Becoming the Change: Talking Healthcare Transformation with Kim Barnas and John Toussaint on the WLEI Podcast

In this WLEI podcast, Becoming the Change authors Kim Barnas and John Toussaint discuss the personal challenges facing healthcare leaders who are committed to the…

by Kim Barnas, Lean Leaper and John Toussaint

Press Release

John Toussaint and Kim Barnas Receive Shingo Publication Award for Becoming the Change

Healthcare leaders seeking to achieve better results for patients while easing burdens on caregivers will find a powerful new approach to healthcare leadership in Becoming…

Podcast

Becoming the Change with John Toussaint and Kim Barnas

Lean has always promised great improvements for health care providers, but has there been a personal element that has been lacking to date? In this…

by Lean Enterprise Institute

Webinar

Becoming the Change: New Leadership Behavior Strategies for Continuous Improvement in Healthcare

To successfully lead an organizational transformation, you and other leaders must embark on your own personal transformation. The challenge for senior executives is to move…

by Kim Barnas and John Toussaint

Press Release

New Book, Becoming the Change, Calls for a Revolution in How Healthcare Executives Behave and Lead

Healthcare is in the midst of a massive disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. With financial structures in tatters and the future uncertain, two experienced…

Article

Do As I Say, Not As I Do

"What the leader demonstrates as important is what the team will focus on," writes Erin Urban. "If we are to be the change we wish…

by Erin Urban

Article

Advice from the Gemba: How Do People Accidentally Make Change Unsustainable?

The only thing tougher than change is SUSTAINING change, we often hear. But does sustaining change need to be SO hard? Is it naturally and…

by Karen Gaudet, Lynn Kelley, David Verble and Brent Wahba

Article

The Messenger is As Important as the Message

What do people look for in a change agent that will help them be more open to the risky business of letting go of something…

by David Verble

Article

What is your psychology of change?

Dear Gemba Coach: Do you have a psychology of change? And if so, what is it? Where should we start?

by Michael Ballé

Article

Why We Believe that Lean is About Changing Our Own Behaviors, and Not Just Accumulating New Knowledge

Lean repeatedly pushes us to develop new competences (or recover lost know-hows) through kaizen and problem solving. This collection of short articles from seven leading…

by Lean Sensei Women

Article

What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?

The following article reviews the Theory of Constraints (TOC), first published in The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox in 1984, and compares…

by Sergio Rattner

Article

The "Playbook" of Sustaining Change

In a world where most lean transformations fail, what can we do to learn from others' mistakes and help our own transformations succeed? After 30…

by Lynn Kelley

Article

Three Steps Toward Lean Culture Change

"Culture change typically isn’t greeted with open arms unless there is a crisis to provide a sense of urgency," writes Erin Urban. "Still, I’ve noticed…

by Erin Urban

Article

Change Management: Is it Necessary?

"There are varying views on the role of change management in a lean transformation," writes Katrina Appell. In her latest blog, she evaluates the opposing…

by Katrina Appell, PhD

Webinar

Change Questions: Navigating Organizational Change

Our latest webinar entitled “Change Questions: Navigating Organizational Change,” featured insights from Dr. Lynn Kelley and John Shook. Grounded in the principles outlined in Kelley’s…

by Matthew Savas

Article

Ask Art: How Do You Create a Lean Culture?

The author of the best-selling books The Lean Turnaround and The Lean Turnaround Action Guide and former CEO of The Wiremold Company offers in-depth, practical…

by Art Byrne

Article

3 Steps We Took to Change the Company Culture

The Lean Digital Transformation webinar with Bruno Guicardi, co-founder and president of technology services company CI&T, drew a global audience that submitted hundreds of questions,…

Article

Deliberate Innovation Through Lean Product & Process Development

Check out LEI's live blog from the Lean Product and Process Development Exchange (North America) Conference happening now in Durham, North Carolina.

by Lex Schroeder