Kim Barnas's guest appearances

Kim Barnas

Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership

WLEI - Lean Enterprise Institute's Podcast

Lean Leadership Podcast

Mike Orzen

Jim Huntzinger

Jim Womack

Lisa Yerian

Jeff Liker

Karen Gaudet

Art Smalley

Katie Anderson

Art Byrne

John Shook

Dan Pink

Ernie Richardson

Mark DeLuzio

Nick Katko

John Toussaint

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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 episode of WLEI, two healthcare giants, Kim Barnas and John Toussaint, will share a key insight from their new book Becoming the Change: they argue that personal transformation on the part of healthcare leaders plays a vital role in broader organizational change. Listen in for insights and advice on how to help your lean effort.    You can download a transcript by copying the following URL into your browser: https://www.lean.org/Search/Documents/596.pdf

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 episode of WLEI, two healthcare giants, Kim Barnas and John Toussaint, will share a key insight from their new book Becoming the Change: they argue that personal transformation on the part of healthcare leaders plays a vital role in broader organizational change. Listen in for insights and advice on how to help your lean effort.  You can download a transcript by copying the following URL into your browser: <a href="https://www.lean.org/Search/Documents/596.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lean.org/Search/Documents/596.pdf</a>

Becoming the Change with John Toussaint and Kim Barnas

My guest for episode #197 is a hospital leader I really respect, Kim Barnas, author of the new book Beyond Heroes.  Until very recently, Kim was a Senior VP at ThedaCare, leading Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Hospital. I've seen Kim speak to groups at ThedaCare and a few conferences and she has a lot to teach us about Lean leadership, using her stories and experiences in a way that's very powerful. I hope you'll check out the book. Read a press release about it here.  In the podcast today, we talk about topics including her initial reactions to Lean when first introduced to it as a hospital leader, why “heroes” are overrated and sometimes create “chaos” in healthcare, and the importance of moving beyond tools and projects to a Lean culture and management system. 2018 Update: What's Going on at ThedaCare? Kim talks about the need to “create more value” (not just reduce waste), saying “just trying to do more with less makes no sense – you need a plan.” We also talk about programs like GM's “Speak up for Safety,” where she says that speaking up “needs to be a conversation, not a reporting” transaction. For a link to this episode, refer people to  www.leanblog.org/197. For earlier episodes of my podcast, visit the main Podcast page, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple Podcasts. 

My guest for episode #197 is a hospital leader I really respect, Kim Barnas, author of the new book <a href="https://amzn.to/2xfs90l" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beyond Heroes</a>.  Until very recently, Kim was a <a href="http://www.thedacare.org/News-and-Events/Company-News/Kim-Barnas-Named-Senior-Vice-President-of-Appleton-Medical-Center-Theda-Clark.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Senior VP at ThedaCare</a>, leading Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Hospital. I've seen Kim speak to groups at ThedaCare and a few conferences and she has a lot to teach us about Lean leadership, using her stories and experiences in a way that's very powerful. I hope you'll check out the book. <a href="http://www.swiftpage1.com/CampResource/2T12ELV5IDQ2B281/BIO/text.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read a press release about it here</a>. In the podcast today, we talk about topics including her initial reactions to Lean when first introduced to it as a hospital leader, why “heroes” are overrated and sometimes create “chaos” in healthcare, and the importance of moving beyond tools and projects to a Lean culture and management system. <a href="https://www.leanblog.org/2018/03/whats-going-on-with-lean-at-thedacare/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2018 Update: What's Going on at ThedaCare?</a> Kim talks about the need to “create more value” (not just reduce waste), saying “just trying to do more with less makes no sense – you need a plan.” We also talk about programs like GM's “<a href="https://www.leanblog.org/2014/04/my-skepticism-about-gms-speak-up-for-safety-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speak up for Safety</a>,” where she says that speaking up “needs to be a conversation, not a reporting” transaction. For a link to this episode, refer people to  <a href="https://www.leanblog.org/197" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.leanblog.org/197</a>. For earlier episodes of my podcast, visit the <a href="http://www.leanpodcast.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">main Podcast page</a>, which includes information on how to <a href="https://mgraban.hipcast.com/rss/leanblog_podcast.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe via RSS</a> or <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/leanblog-podcast/id168151452" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">via Apple Podcasts</a>.

Kim Barnas, on Her Book ’Beyond Heroes’ for Hospital Lean Management Systems