I hope you'll join me and a lot of Lean friends at the 2012 Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, to be held in Worcester, MA September 25 and 26.
I'm honored to be part of a great program (PDF), with keynote speakers including Jim Womack, Steve Spear, Bob Miller (all previous guests on my Podcast).
On the 25th, I will be speaking about Healthcare Kaizen and continuous improvement in other setttings for the crowd, which will include folks from many industries. Also doing plenary sessions are previous podcast guests Naida Grunden and Gwendolyn Galsworth along with my friends Mike Orzen (Lean in IT) and Dr. Eric Dickson.
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.