Mark Graban
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 as a Way to Save Manufacturing Featured on CNN
Hat tip to blog reader Steven H. for sending this video my way.
It's always nice to see Lean featured in the mainstream media, including...
Lean Healthcare Overview Article in CFO Mag
Keen to Be Lean - CFO Magazine - December 2009 Issue - CFO.com
I'll share the above link with a little commentary, for now, a...
A Lean Guy Reads the WSJ, Nov 30 Edition
Some days, it seems the WSJ is a treasure trove of tangentially Lean-related articles. Similar to "blog carnivals," this is sort of a WSJ...
Free Webinar: Mistake-Proofing to Reduce Medical Errors
Mistake Proofing Webinar -- Sadly, links are now broken and I'm trying to fix that...
I'm producing a free webinar through LEI on Mistake-Proofing to Reduce...
Hospitals Saving Millions with Staff Suggestions
In the past week, I found two articles about hospitals that are engaging staff members through suggestion programs. Employee suggestions are a core part...
Cleveland Clinic and Lean Healthcare in Newsweek
What Health Reform Can Learn From Cleveland Clinic | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com
Although it's not the primary focus of the article, Lean gets a...
Breast Cancer Awareness Video
Some off-topic non-Lean related weekend fun, this video promoting breast cancer awareness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw
As the ever helpful snopes.com page points out -- yes, Medline does donate...
How to Show Gratitute in Your Organization
Some great thoughts for Thanksgiving Day from Quint Studer, ideas that could apply to any organization, not just in healthcare.Quint's Blog: The Grateful Workplace:...
Upcoming Lean Healthcare Discussion in R.I. Dec 1
VIBCO VIBRATORS: VIBCO Vibrators Lean Healthcare Discussion on December 1, 2009Come join me and our hosts from VIBCO if you're in the Rhode Island...
Lean Healthcare in Jacksonville
NE Fla. health care providers cut waste - Jacksonville Business Journal:Here's a nice upbeat article about some lean healthcare progress in Jacksonville, including our...
The Latest on Reducing Preventable Infections – Boston, Appleton, and DC
We had some local Boston news about hospitals reducing infection rates, including dangerous blood stream infections that result from central lines.
Several academic medical centers...
Bad Behavior Kills – in Hospitals?
amednews: Disruptive behavior by doctors, nurses persists a year after crackdown :: Nov. 16, 2009 ... American Medical News
One of the two pillars of...
