Lean Champions Are Critically Important

Mark Graban
January 9, 2006
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The Manufacturer.com – We are the champions

By “champions,” of course, we don't mean some “Top 10” list of lean companies or lean people. This article pays tribute to the different types of change agents, otherwise known as lean champions.

Mark Graban

Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.

Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award.

He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.

Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

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