http://lssacademy.com/2007/12/11/are-suggestion-%e2%80%9cboxes%e2%80%9d-the-best-way-to-go/ Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and Kaizen Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:21:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://lssacademy.com/2007/12/11/are-suggestion-%e2%80%9cboxes%e2%80%9d-the-best-way-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-1144   First recorded spam; Physician Blogs; Enjoying culture of DC Neighborhoods; Empowering staff; LEAN definitions by Ted Eytan, MD Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:38:30 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2007/12/11/are-suggestion-%e2%80%9cboxes%e2%80%9d-the-best-way-to-go/#comment-1144 [...] Are Suggestion ?Boxes? the Best Way to Go? | Lean Six Sigma Academy - Also interested in employee empowerment as much as patient empowerment. I should have installed one of these in my office before I went on sabbatical. [...] [...] Are Suggestion ?Boxes? the Best Way to Go? | Lean Six Sigma Academy – Also interested in employee empowerment as much as patient empowerment. I should have installed one of these in my office before I went on sabbatical. [...]

]]> http://lssacademy.com/2007/12/11/are-suggestion-%e2%80%9cboxes%e2%80%9d-the-best-way-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Mark Graban Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:04:19 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2007/12/11/are-suggestion-%e2%80%9cboxes%e2%80%9d-the-best-way-to-go/#comment-1125 Ban the box! David Mann, in his book Creating a Lean Culture, has a great visual method for managing suggestions and tracking status of implementation. I've installed the system in a few hospital departments and it works great, much better than a suggestion box. Ban the box! David Mann, in his book Creating a Lean Culture, has a great visual method for managing suggestions and tracking status of implementation. I’ve installed the system in a few hospital departments and it works great, much better than a suggestion box.

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