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Hello!
Thanks for your interest in my book, "Lean Hospitals." You can now pre-order the 2nd edition on Amazon. The book is going through the editing and rework value stream, but it should be available by October. The revised cover is going to look like this.
You might note the subtitle has changed to "Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement."
We changed the last word from "Satisfaction" to "Engagement" because that's really what the book is about. We want people to be satisfied in the workplace, but that satisfaction ultimately comes from being engaged in work that's meaningful. Creating that alignment between staff members, patient needs, and organizational objectives is the real power of Lean. So, I think it makes sense to have the subtitle reflect that.
Oh, and the first edition is now available in Turkish (see the cover here). More translations to come.
I wrote a blog post last week that describes a few changes in my professional life. Please take a read if you are interested and share feeddback on the blog.
Finally, the subtitle has been finalized for my 2nd book: Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Improvements. It will be out in early 2012. I'm currently writing and editing with my co-author, Joe Swartz. Please see this recent blog post that includes a great video on Kaizen from Masaaki Imai. The blog post also includes a call for people to share their Kaizen stories for possible inclusion in the book.
Good luck with your ongoing improvement efforts,
Mark Graban
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Recent Posts from Mark's LeanBlog.org
For all healthcare-related posts, click here.
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Ways to Buy "Lean Hospitals" (First Edition) in Different Formats
You can, of course, buy a traditional paperback version, but there are other buying options. You can buy a secure PDF copy of my book "Lean Hospitals" via the DocStoc online service. Click here to see details and to buy. You can buy the book through the Google Bookstore. These e-books are compatible on the Nook, Sony Reader, and other devices. To buy a Kindle version, click here. These can be read on Kindles, iPads, PCs, Macs, and sorts of hardware. For those who have asked about audio book versions, I would LOVE to do one. I am going to do a test with the newly revised Chapter 1 of Lean Hospitals, gathering data to help convince the publisher they should try this... let me know if you are interested in this format. |
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Other Book Recommendations
Here are some other books I wholeheartedly recommend:
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Lean Healthcare Map
I have an interactive global Google Map
of healthcare organizations with documented Lean efforts. We have
"pins" on the map from Thailand to South Africa to the UK. The map can
be viewed through the URL www.leanmaps.com. It's a "group effort" where anyone can edit and add to the map. |
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Spread the Word
Help spread the word about the book by forwarding this email to colleagues who may want to learn more about Lean in hospitals.
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Autographed Copies or Labels
To help support the Josie King Foundation, I'm offering autographed copies of my book. Or, if you already own the book, you can get an autographed label sent to you to place inside your own book, if you make a donation to the Foundation. Why ship a book back and forth? I'll send you a label... This blog post has info and links for taking advantage of this offer.
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