Mark Graban

Mark Graban
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Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

Lean Methods to Improve Cardiac Surgery Featured in Annals of Thoracic...

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Hat tip to my friend and fellow Productivity Press author Naida Grunden for pointing out an article she is a co-author on, "Improving Patient...

So What If You Don’t Have Stats for Offensive Lineman?

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It's Super Bowl week in the U.S., which is probably even obvious to many readers from outside of North America. As we watch the...

Coach Vince Lombardi on Striving for Perfection

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I apologize to those of you who aren't fans of American football... but in keeping with the Super Bowl theme, I found this Vince...

Super Bowl Footballs – Made in America (Ohio!)

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Hello from the frozen tundra of North Texas. I wish the Packer fans hadn't brought Green Bay weather with them. It's not nearly as...

Podcast #111, Jeffrey Liker on Toyota’s Challenges and His New Books

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Episode #111 brings us some time with Professor Jeffrey Liker from the University of Michigan, the well-known author of many books in the The...

An American ED Doc in New Zealand – Reflections on Pushback...

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Mark's note: Today's guest post is from Dr. Mark Jaben, an American doctor who worked in New Zealand, leading to this blog post. I...

Dr. Jack Billi, University of Michigan Professor, on Applications of Lean...

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Listen: Episode #110 is a chat with Dr. Jack Billi from the University of Michigan Health System and Medical School. Here, we talk about their lean...

Cases of Technology “Solutions” Looking for a Problem?

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One of my favorite of the 14 "Toyota Way" principles to discuss with hospitals, in particular, is  principle #8, which  says: "Use only reliable, thoroughly...

Lean Healthcare Design Video Series – Part 3, Working Together for...

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Here is Part 3 of our video discussion series about Lean Healthcare Design, featuring Miguel Burbano, an architect and Senior Vice President with The...

(Complaining About) Resistance is Futile

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It's such a common complaint when any program struggles or fails in an organization. Leaders often bemoan the supposedly undeniable fact that "our people...

More Weekend Fun: Video Proof that Dwight Schrute is NOT a...

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Following up on yesterday's found parody of the show  The Office...  As if we needed any proof that Dwight K. Schrute  is NOT a...

Weekend Fun: Lean Parody of “The Office”

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Here is a funny parody from some students at Notre Dame: Nice job, including the classic misunderstandings that Lean is some sort of weight loss...