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.
Why it Took 15 Years for Common Sense to be Accepted...
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: scientific management in the operating room
I sprung $20 for this healthcare journal article about the Gilbreths, thought I'd share a...
NY Times on Standardization, Deming, and Lean Principles in Healthcare
If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James's Ideas Will Change It - NYTimes.com
About 10 people sent me this article via the...
A Nearly Apocalyptic Workaround?
Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine:There was a fascinating article in a recent WIRED Magazine about Cold War nuclear response and defense systems. This...
Guest Post: My Transition to Health Care
By Dale Hershfield:I am fortunate to have recently transitioned into health care from outside the sector. As someone with lean and performance improvement...
The Purpose of Kaizen Events
I recently ran into David Meier, co-author of the outstanding books The Toyota Way Fieldbook and Toyota Talent.
He was talking about kaizen events and...
Guest Post: Emergency Blood Product Release: Using the “6-3” to Work...
Many thanks to the staff of Barnes-Jewish Hospital for providing this for publication. You might also be interested in my podcast with Dr. David...
LeanBlog Podcast #78 – Sorrel King, Improving Patient Safety
Episode #78 brings a very special guest, Sorrel King, to talk about systems, communication, and patient safety. Sorrel's 18-month old daughter, Josie, was the...
Leanies of the World, Unite!
Will the Real Lean Production Please Stand Up? | Labor Notes
Yesterday, I blogged about how a nurses' union in Canada was supporting the province's...
A Nurses Union in Canada Supports Lean
telegraphjournal.com - Lean process, big results
I'll write more on this topic of unions and Lean tomorrow, but I wanted to share this story from...
Toyota article from 1997 – the “Soul” of TPS that’s hard...
How Toyota Defies Gravity
In doing some research for an upcoming presentation, I found this FORTUNE article from 1997. I was looking for a reference...
Womack & Jones at the Gemba: “Spread” and Innovation
Womack and Jones video on spread - Blog - ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value
From John Toussaint's blog, this video starts with a question about...
Quote from Seth Godin on the Scientific Method
This was in Inc. magazine, a quote from a favorite of mine, Seth Godin (click on the graphic for a larger, easier to read...
