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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this… there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Healthcare – Creating Value for Patients Striving for zero harm is becoming more widely accepted in healthcare. Here, an article makes the case that Japan should strive to eliminate covid-19. Why not in North America? […]
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"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it." — Andrew...
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Forgive me for batching some announcements, but I wanted to share three upcoming events (and a recent podcast) with you. First, the podcast: A Recent Podcast Recording, with Mark Graban First off, I want to thank Eric Twiggs and Ted Rells for having me as a guest on their business podcast, The 30 Minute Hour. […]
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I'm running a series of giveaway contests with books and other items produced by guests on the “My Favorite Mistake” podcast. I'll be adding more contests each week, so be sure to check back on this page. Here are the current contests: Katie Anderson & Isao Yoshino's Book Episode #30 | Ends February 27 Eran Thomson's […]
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I mentioned his episode the other day, but I really liked Matt May's episode of “My Favorite Mistake.” It's an opportunity to better get to know an author you may know… somebody I've interviewed on my Lean Blog Interviews podcast before. Before he started teaching at the University of Toyota, he had pursued an acting […]
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Bad luck out, good luck in! Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi! I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely ready for good spirits and good luck to be ushered in to the new year! The first week in February is one of my favorites of the year – Groundhog Day, my birthday and my […]
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Wow, 400 Episodes!! 400 episodes in roughly 15.5 years… that's about 800 weeks, or one episode every two weeks, on average, over that time. Thanks again to the late Norm Bodek for the idea to get this podcast started, as I talk about in this memorial video. Thanks to everybody who has listened or participated […]
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