Monthly Archives: January 2014
Parody Video – Two Great Tastes that Taste Great Together
Next class: Boston, May 20, 2015
I was thinking yesterday about the "Lean for Knowledge Work" seminars I'm doing with Jim Benson and I was...
A Warning Sign Means It’s Badly Designed
If you have to add a warning or instruction label to something that should be obvious in its use, then the item is probably...
Medical Errors: The Names Change, but the Headlines Are Sadly the Same
When I started blogging here in 2005, I was still about six months away from my transition from "lean manufacturing" to "lean healthcare." It...
Video: John Shook and the LEI #Lean Transformation Model
In a new video released by the Lean Enterprise Institute, CEO John Shook talks about a "Lean transformation" model. He starts by explaining how...
Mark Graban & Jim Benson “#Lean for Knowledge Work” Workshops – #Kaizen & #Kanban
Next class: Boston, May 20 2015
I'm happy to be once again partnering with fellow Shingo Award recipient Jim Benson to teach our combined full-day...
Podcast #192: John Torinus, Solving the Employer Healthcare Crisis as an Auto Supplier CEO
Joining me for podcast #192 is John Torinus, author of the excellent book, The Company That Solved Health Care: How Serigraph Dramatically Reduced Skyrocketing...
Upcoming Conferences – SHS & LEI
I'm happy to be attending two really outstanding events in the next two months and I hope to see you there! The picture at...
5S Gone Wild at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit
I had a chance, on Tuesday, to attend what's often informally called the "Detroit Auto Show" (or the NAIAS, formally). As a kid, I...
Before Asking Others to Do Kaizen, First Do Kaizen Yourself
Today, Joe Swartz and I are leading a workshop about "Healthcare Kaizen" in Farmington Hills.
A "core Kaizen concept," as Joe says, is that leaders who want...
On Joy, Large Ships, and Swamps: My Visit to the Menlo Innovations Office
Yesterday, I had a chance to visit Menlo Innovations, a software company in Ann Arbor, MI. I was happy to not only meet their...
Kaizen Adventures in My Hometown of Livonia, Michigan
I'm in my home town of Livonia, Michigan this week, having arrived to the snow and cold yesterday, staying through Thursday. Boy, my blood...
A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing – 5S & #Lean
I read this valid complaint from somebody on a LinkedIn group.... it led to a "facepalm" that I managed to catch on camera:
I interviewed with...