The Human Side of Quality and the TAO: The Greening of Leadership    by Michael  Basso
Price: $9.95 USD. 35280 words. Published on July 19, 2010. .
Embracing, yet beyond, six sigma, lean & TQM, the Holistic Quality System and the Greening of Leadership are seamlessly integrated with concepts from Professional Psychology and Organizational Development. Part I is about the History and Systems of Quality, viz technology and finance; while Part Two is focused upon social, pychological, biological and spiritual aspects of Quality

After the Haiti Earthquake: A Healthcare Missionary’s Personal Journal    by Russell Maroni
Price: $0.99 USD. 13790 words. Published on February 17, 2011. .
Russell Maroni, an x-ray tech at Akron Children’s Hospital, wrote a journal detailing what he saw and what he experienced as a volunteer in Haiti in February 2010, after the devastating earthquake. The journal shares his first-hand experiences and photos, as taken by volunteers. The journal also shares some of the context for Russell’s use of the “Lean” methodology for process improvement.

Breaking the Myth    by Rosie Chee
Price: Free! 3260 words. Published on March 11, 2011. .
There are many myths when it comes to the subject of females and training, many with the misconception that for a female to lift weights or train seriously she will become like the stereotype Miss Olympia bodybuilder, causing many females to shy away from the training that would create for them the lean, fit, sexy body that they desire. The following articles break open a couple of those myths.

Shaping the Perfect Glutes    by Rosie Chee
Price: Free! 1680 words. Published on March 12, 2011. .
Building and shaping your glutes so that they sit high off your legs, hard and muscular, yet round enough that they give that perfect silhouette to your figure is not impossible, and through incorporating a few different exercises into your training programme, you too can have the sexy, shapely butt of a fitness model. Shaping the Perfect Glutes tells you what those exercises are.

Lean and the Art of Cloud Computing Management    by Gregor Petri
Price: Free! 50700 words. Published on April 22, 2011. .
Organisations around the world are embarking on a cloud computing journey. The art of cloud computing management offers guidance by providing a non-technical, structured overview of cloud computing and by showing how IT organisations (large and small) can transform themselves from a guardian of the traditional IT factory to orchestrators of leaner and more agile IT supply chains.

Quick Changeover in the OR    by Richard Rahn
Price: $12.95 USD. 16890 words. Published on July 18, 2011. .
Quick Changeover refers to the ability to prepare an OR suite or patient room for the next procedure or patient, in the minimum time possible, without errors, and without rushing. Quick Changeover has been a core method in the world of manufacturing (it is also called SMED in that world), but the same basic approach can be applied to the changeover of an OR suite, a patient room, or any case where

Slim Leadership : From Manager to Leader    by Marta Ferreira
Price: $9.99 USD. 28730 words. Published on May 3, 2012. .
Slim Leadership tells the story of Charlie, a manager in a chocolate factory, and his team. With the company under threat from widening global competition, there is an urgent need for change. Charlie, struggling with his own health challenges as well as the company's challenges, needs to do things differently. He needs to transform himself from manager to leader.