Naida Grunden, A Discussion About Lean, Aviation Safety, Captain Sullenberger, and Checklists *
Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
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Show Notes
Episode #112 is a chat with Naida Grunden, the author of the outstanding book The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare: Improving Patient Care Using Toyota Based Methods.
Remastered Oct 2022 - the audio quality isn't great, but you can read the transcript here:
Here we talk about her experiences in Pittsburgh and her “small world” connection to Captain Chesley Sullenberger (a.k.a. “Sully”) and the connections between Lean, aviation safety, and checklists.
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In the podcast, Naida talks about three key components, via Capt. Sullenberger, of aviation safety that we would need in healthcare:
- A non-punitive national reporting system (the ASRS)
- Crew Resource Management (standardized work, checklists… in a less hierarchical environment)
- Culture change
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