Tip of the Hat to Catalysis

By Pascal Dennis (bio)

“We want to transform the healthcare industry to deliver higher value through experiments, collaboration and education…”

A mission driven person and organization can change the world & that’s what Catalysis is all about.

Dr. John Toussaint, Kim Barnas, Helen Zak and the rest of the team are trying to change the healthcare world through experimentation, collaboration & education.

It’s a daunting task, and one that requires tenacity and courage.  (Our Lean Pathways crew have found healthcare transformation to be our toughest & most rewarding assignment.)

I’m lucky enough to count several Catalysis leaders as friends, and can attest that they have the above qualities in abundance.  (They merit even greater respect when you realize they don’t need to do any of this & could pass the time on the beach sipping mojitos…)

I’m please & honored, therefore, that Catalysis on-line bookstore is carrying Andy & Me and the Hospital, the latest Tom Papas & Andy Saito adventure. Order here.

Tom & Andy get pulled into a major New York City hospital in crisis – chaos ensures.  It’s my best book.

If you’re interested, please give Andy & Me and the Hospital a gander on-line at Catalysis.  Yes, it costs a couple of bucks more here than at Amazon.  But you’re helping out a splendid organization that’s making the world a better place.

A tip of the hat & a deep bow to the splendid folks at Catalysis.  Full speed ahead & long may you run.

Best regards, 

Pascal

Andy & Me and the Hospital – now available!

By Pascal Dennis

There is much opportunity, Tom-san!
Andy Saito

Dear friends,

I’m thrilled to announce the release of Andy & Me and the Hospital – Further Adventures on the Lean Journey [Amazon and Productivity Press].

Tom Papas and his sensei, Andy Saito, face perhaps their greatest challenge yet – a major New York City hospital.

Why a book about Toyota methods (aka ‘Lean’) in a hospital?

Because health-care is a dark realm full of opportunity. If we don't get it right, it could bankrupt us.

Why this book?

I want to answer some basic questions. What does a Lean transformation in a hospital feel like?

What overall approach should we take? What kind of leadership and behavior change is needed?

How do we develop and engage people? How do we improve processes?

How do we build a management system? How do we translate what Deming called the ‘profound system of knowledge’?

At the same time, I want to provide a clear and simple guide to Toyota methods and thinking, how they fit together, and the spirit that animates them.

Why a sequel to Andy & Me and The Remedy?

People seem to like Tom Papas and Andy Saito, and they’re like family to me now. Moreover, their journey is perhaps a useful metaphor for leaders at all levels.

Gave it everything I got. Hope you find it enjoyable and helpful.

Best regards,

Pascal

PS Special Offer from my publisher:

Please feel free to contact Charles Regan at the Taylor & Francis group for a bulk offer or customized version of Andy & Me and the Hospital,

E: Charles.regan@taylorandfrancis.com
P: 917-351-7122

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Andy & Me and the Hospital – and the Great Paradox

By Pascal Dennis

Just sent the manuscript for Andy & Me and the Hospital, the latest Tom Papas-Andy Saito adventure, to my publisher.

God-willing, the book will be published in early Spring 2016.

The ‘Great Paradox’ of Health-Care is a central theme. As Tom puts it, “How can there be miracles within the silos, and disaster across them?”

Tom is referring, of course, to the epidemic of medical errors, infections, mis-medications and the like that kill hundreds of thousands of Americans each year.

(The epidemic is almost certainly as severe in other countries, if not more so.)

How indeed can this be?

Health care workers are among the best educated and most capable in all of industry. They’re committed and caring and use the best and latest technologies.

Something is rotten in the state of Health-Care.

Tom Papas and Andy Saito are on the case.

Keep you posted.

Best regards,

Pascal

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