


Arnout’s new book is out!
Adopt Lean thinking and let it help you lead the way to the ideal patient experience:
“Safe, compassionate, zero waste, no struggle!”
Learn to lead change and make more time for better health care!
Not enough time for your patients? Overburdened? Are you wasting your time on administrative tasks? Use my methods and fresh eyes for freeing up time and helping more patients, get better care.
With my books, speaking and 1:1 mentoring in the workplace, I – Arnout Orelio – help physicians, nurse leads, managers (coaches and consultants) learn to lead change and improve healthcare, by practicing Lean thinking.
You and I will focus on developing you into a self-reliant leader, that continuously improves the work for patients, making time for better healthcare:
“Safe, compassionate, without waste or struggle”
Download free e-book “Passport to the Gemba” *
The first step to better healthcare is figuring out how you are doing now and what is holding you back from providing excellent care.
Take the lead and start today, uncovering your true potential for improvement. For each of your work processes, the passport hands you the observation skills and right questions to ask, for optimal discovery and learning.
It will help you and your colleagues “Learn to see improvement” on the “Gemba”.
With this free e-book, you can start working directly in your workplace to solve the real problems that you, your team and your patients are facing.
* Gemba is Japanese for the actual place, where the value is added; the workplace

Arnout’s new book is out!
Adopt Lean thinking and let it help you lead the way to the ideal patient experience:
“Safe, compassionate, zero waste, no struggle!”
Get this free "Passport" and learn about ...
- the 7+1 flows in health care
- the Nr. 1 root cause of your problems
- how to observe, ask questions and coach.


Lean Thinking in Health Care
In health care, more than in almost any industry, people struggle to get the work done and provide patients with what they need. Bureaucracy, senseless meetings and an endless stream of projects probably not have the effect you are looking for, they just burn you out. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Adopt the lean way of thinking and let it help you lead the way to the ideal patient experience. Take the principles, strategies and examples in this book to develop your own system and culture of continuous improvement and learning throughout your organization.
"Lean Thinking in Health Care" will teach you:- A different way to look at health care.
- The Lean principles and how to apply them.
- The necessary skills to lead change towards your True North.
- Strategies to develop your leadership and your organization.
- Methods to achieve 50 to 90% improvement.
- Inspiration and a clear plan to get you started.
(Pre)order from Arnout (soon also available on Amazon)
(Pre)order from Arnout (soon also available on Amazon)
WITH THIS BOOK YOU GET 320 PAGES OF STRATEGIES, EXPERIENCES, EXAMPLES AND LEAN TOOLS.
This book is also available in Dutch.


Lean Thinking for Emerging Healthcare Leaders
Healthcare providers and their patients all want the same thing: safe and compassionate care, without waste or struggle. Unfortunately, this is far from always possible. Healthcare delivery , like any other industry, requires continuous improvement and learning. This is best achieved, when we put those who are doing the work and are closest to the actual situation in the lead!
However, before you can change health care for the better, you need to develop the necessary mindset and leadership skills, some of us call Lean thinking. Accelerate your journey of continuous improvement and learning, by reading this book.
'Lean Thinking for Emerging Healthcare Leaders' will help you to:- Apply the core principles and values of Lean leadership and management.
- Develop yourself in such a way that will best benefit your patients.
- Solve your problems at the source, together with your team.
- Change successfully, building commitment with all your stakeholders.
- Improve your work everyday, making it safer, better, faster and more efficient.
Yes, I want a personal copy!
Yes, I want a personal copy!
YOU GET OVER 200 PAGES OF INSPIRATION, EXPERIENCES, EXAMPLES AND LEAN TOOLS, SO YOU CAN DEVELOP YOURSELF AND YOUR TEAM, WHILE IMPROVING THE WAY YOU PROVIDE CARE.
This book is also available in Dutch.
Get all the lean tools from the book for free
In the book Lean Thinking for Emerging Healthcare Leaders you learn about continuous improvement and respect for people. This requires leadership, focused on process improvement and personal development of yourself and others. The lean tools necessary to make these changes happen are available, free of charge.
About the author: Arnout Orelio
Arnout has been working with lean management since 1995, the last 15 years as a trainer, coach and consultant in healthcare. He is the owner of The Lean Mentor. He helps people who want to (learn to) improve healthcare. Arnout focuses on teaching lean leadership, as author, speaker and mentor, bringing top performance and high levels of productivity within everyone’s reach.
He loves to teach you, through his books and 1:1 coaching in your workplace, how to continuously improve yourself, your leadership and your work for patients