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.
Cultivating a Culture of Learning: Overcoming Fear and Futility in Problem-Solving
"It is in Toyota's DNA that mistakes made once will not be repeated."
-- Akio Toyoda, Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
I love that quote from Mr....
Boeing: “You Get an Inspection! Everybody Gets an Inspection!” [Updated]
Update: I've written a longer piece about inspection that's now at the bottom of this post.
I'm frustrated that the official Boeing response to their...
Learning and Leading Lean as the CEO: Randy Carr of World...
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My guest for Episode #496 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Randy Carr, the CEO...
Mistakes Aren’t Only Made by ‘Rookies’
This Snickers commercial always makes me chuckle, and I saw it again last night during an NFL playoff game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztKufG63o00&ab_channel=SNICKERS
The punchline is that this stadium...
Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Keep Moving Forward
Let's commemorate today's national holiday for Dr. King with a look back at my post from 2012:
A Lean Lesson from Dr. Martin Luther King,...
Psychological Safety in Manufacturing: How Silence in Aerospace Factories Can...
Psychological Safety is not some nice-to-have touchy-feely concept.
Psychological Safety means that you feel safe speaking up in the workplace. That could mean:
Asking questions
Pointing out...
Habits, Continuous Improvement, and the Latest at KaiNexus: Greg Jacobson
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My guest for this bonus episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gregory H. Jacobson,...
Embracing Poka-Yoke: The Art of Mistake-Proofing, a Preview of John Grout’s...
I was excited to host and moderate this recent webinar on January 17th at 1 pm ET.
Register using the link below to view...
Mastering Mistake-Proofing: Insights from Toyota’s Poka Yoke Approach
This post is built around excerpts from the book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. Read more about Toyota,...
Lean Management Meets Tech: Theodo Group’s Success Story with Catherine Chabiron...
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My guests for Episode #495 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Catherine Chabiron and Fabrice...
2024: A Leap Year of Transformation – Elevate Your Continuous Improvement...
Happy New Year!
As advocates of Kaizen, the philosophy and practice of continuous improvement, we recognize the value of each new year. We value...
Honoring and Remembering David Mann, Author of ‘Creating a Lean Culture’
With a heavy heart, I'd like to honor and remember David Mann, a noted author in the #Lean Management community, who passed away on the 26th.
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