I just realized that Sunday was what appears to be the 5th anniversary / birthday of my Lean Blog. I always let that milestone slip by. This was my first modest post on January 3, 2005. Other early posts can be found here.
Maybe over the weekend, I'll post some proper reflections about this journey (without calling it “hansei,” I suppose).
Thanks to all of my readers!
Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. His latest book is Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. He also published the anthology Practicing Lean that benefits the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation, where Mark is a board member. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Since it didn’t appear as a related post, here was my “4 years of blogging” post from last year:
https://www.leanblog.org/2009/01/four-years-of-lean-blogging/
The other years (1, 2, and 3) should appear in the bullets above.
Congrats on 5 years!!! You have done a wonderful job with the blog, Mark. I look forward to reading it for years to come.
Congrats, Mark. Lots of progress in 5 years.