Around the Bases: MLB Instant Replay Edition TAGS: 2014 | anita brody | basketball | blitz | chapel hill | concussion | consulting | espn | green bay packers | instant replay | lean | mary willingham | mlb | nfl | north carolina | operations | outside the lines | playoffs | process | rob neyer | roger goodell | settlement | sports | survey Because there are so many individual examples of Lean thinking either being used or being applicable in sports – based on my overflowing bookmarks queue the latter clearly takes the …Continue reading →

Kickball Kaizen!! TAGS: adult | ballers | baseball | blitz | co-ed | columbia | consulting | curve | helping young professionals emerge | hype | kaizen | kickball | lean | miami | ohio | operations | piqua | pitching | playoffs | process | six sigma | south carolina | sports | troy | waka | world adult kickball association I love adult kickball, almost to the point of obsession. Combining co-ed athletic competition, a childhood staple, and the social atmosphere after games, I was hooked almost immediately after being …Continue reading →

Process Breakdown Means Ryan Braun Isn’t Suspended TAGS: arbitration | arizona | associated press | baseball | blitz | braun | brewers | cdt | comprehensive drug testing | controle | cornwell | das | david | detroit free press | diamondbacks | dopage | downstairs | drug agreement | espn | espn.com | federal express | fedex | fox sports | jeff passan | laboratoire | laboratory | lean | major league baseball | mark fainaru-wada | miller park | milwaukee | mlb | montreal | most valuable player | mvp | national league | operations | outfielder | panel | playoffs | process | refrigerator | ryan | shyam | specimen | sports | suspension | synthetic | t.j.quinn | testosterone | usa today | wada | wisconsin | world anti-doping agency | world series | yahoo Fresh off his National League MVP campaign in which he led the Milwaukee Brewers to the playoffs, outfielder Ryan Braun tested positive for synthetic testosterone, which is a banned substance …Continue reading →

The NBA, the Sports Guy, and Aversion to Change TAGS: 162 game season | bill simmons | blitz | change | derrick rose | designated hitter | draft | finals | grantland | jason terry | lean | lockout | major league baseball | management | nba | nfl | olympics | opening day | operations | playoffs | processes | richard kruger | schedule | sports | sports guy | summer | tri-state university | work stoppage Bill Simmons, editor-in-chief of Grantland.com and ESPN’s The Sports Guy, analyzed the 2011-2012 NBA season thus far and concluded that the league should strongly consider starting the regular season on …Continue reading →