Wrong Way Through the Gauntlet Machine TAGS: brian kelly | cam mcdaniel | coach | consulting | continuous improvement | espn | football | gauntlet | lean | lean blitz | machine | notre dame | oops | operations | process | running back | sports Yesterday ESPN aired footage from fall football practice at the University of Notre Dame, and had coach Brian Kelly wired up with a microphone to catch his commentary. Much to …Continue reading →

Lean Oops!: Slightly Political Edition TAGS: barack obama | car | continuous improvement | debt collection | epson | fax | fax machine | firefighter | kid stuck in toy machine | lean | lean blitz consulting | made in china | made in usa | mitt romney | oops | operations | parking | politics | printer | process | six sigma | sports | walmart | water fountain As is a theme that I hope continues, here are some more Lean Oops! scenarios courtesy of contributors to Reddit.

Kent State Runs Muffed Punt the Wrong Direction! TAGS: andre parker | college football | consulting | dead ball | football | golden flashes | kent state | lean blitz | linebacker | muff | oops | operations | process | punt | return | rules | six sigma | sports | tackle | towson | university | wrong way Last night during the Towson-Kent State college football game, Towson muffed a punt received from Kent State to close the first half and Kent State’s Andre Parker picked up the …Continue reading →

Madden ’13 With Wrong Player Picture TAGS: 13 | calvin johnson | cover | defensive tackle | denver broncos | detroit lions | ea sports | lean blitz consulting | madden | marcus thomas | megatron | national football league | nfl | oops | operations | picture | process | running back | six sigma | sports | twitter | university of florida | update | utep | wrong The newest edition of the EA Sports Madden NFL video game, Madden ’13, came out on Tuesday. Generally football fans, gamers, and players alike are over-the-top excited about the release …Continue reading →

2012 Summer Olympics: Lost Keys at Wembley Stadium TAGS: 2012 | blitz | consulting | england | football | keys | laser | lean | london | lost | olympiad | olympics | oops | operations | police | process | scotland | security | six sigma | sports | stadium | valuable | video | wembley | yahoo | yard The first story in the video is the one to key in on. (Yes, that pun was intended.) So a set of very valuable keys to a famous soccer (sorry …Continue reading →

Lean Oops: Handicap Parking Space TAGS: bad | blitz | business | cadillac | definition | doubt | escalade | handicap | leader | lean | oops | operations | parking | procedures | process | reasonable | six sigma | sports Yes, I’ve fussed about incorrect usage of parking spots before…but this one is considerably different. This harping is about leadership. There are quite a few things wrong with this photo. …Continue reading →

Lean Oops! – Broken Truck Window TAGS: blitz | broken | cost | elements | eradicate | fix | lean | oops | operations | patchwork | plate | processes | safety | savings | sports | steel | there i fixed it | tim horton's | truck | window I was greeted by this “There, I Fixed It” in a Tim Horton’s parking lot in late 2011, most definitely a modified steel plate cover for a broken window. This …Continue reading →

Lean Oops! – Airport Information Screen TAGS: airlines | airport | blitz | customer | desk | facing | gate | lean | oops | organizations | processes | satisfaction | service | six sigma | small business | sports | windows xp Oops! The system managing the screen updates behind the counter at this airport gate is having a BIG problem. It looks like there’s an issue with the computer supplying the …Continue reading →