Here's the latest installment of “Key Tweets,” a post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from the week. Follow me @MarkGraban and join the fun and the conversation. See the previous installments of Key Tweets here.
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Check out @MarkGraban's words memorialized at @ArrayArch via @LauraSilvoy. pic.twitter.com/KxydbjUr8q
— Karen Martin (@KarenMartinOpEx) May 26, 2015
CA fines CHOMP $50k for medication error contributing to patient death (does this help improve safety over time?) http://t.co/mSEMjl49i9
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 25, 2015
My blog post for @KaiNexus: The Joy of (Waste Reduction and) Cooking http://t.co/6wQ6SoAImF #lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 25, 2015
Are they offering relocation to the TX plant? — Toyota to lay off 100 at Long Beach plant http://t.co/Hp0XqZfSzv via @presstelegram
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 24, 2015
Lisa Simpson Gets Why Correlation Does Not Imply Causation http://t.co/NAJ9M2cg8n
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 25, 2015
Bad at work or at home: "What kind of environment have I created where he feels he's not allowed to make mistakes?" http://t.co/zUstUxDssM
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 25, 2015
Um, correlation or causation?? "People who learn #SixSigma values & get certified make avg of $98k per year" https://t.co/mB3IQEUK05
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 25, 2015
Why the CEO needs to be the "safety chief" — Is Asiana undermining its own safety chief? http://t.co/0omY4RaY5P via @WSJ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 26, 2015
Hogwash: A #LeanSigma Book Says You Need #SixSigma to Address Defects, Not #Lean http://t.co/r4KuQGbBEU
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 26, 2015
"brainstorming groups think of far fewer ideas than same number of people who work alone & later pool their ideas.” https://t.co/lRli4Us8jy
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 26, 2015
Book Review: ‘The Digital Doctor’ by @Bob_Wachter Weighs Medicine’s Technological Transformation http://t.co/AmVlCs1zpu via @nytimes
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 27, 2015
"We don't have time to improve." So what, then, is your job here exactly? #lean #kaizen
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 27, 2015
Can you even do a controlled double-blind FDA approval study on concepts like checklists or #Lean? http://t.co/2ZesfPikYa cc @bob_wachter
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 27, 2015
#LeanMeme – a fine line between stupid and clever #lean #leanstartup http://t.co/DPvdqVm8ww pic.twitter.com/j248S2pYSt
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 27, 2015
#Kaizen in the newspaper pic.twitter.com/YXqjmxA8LS
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 27, 2015
John Toussaint on #lean healthcare: people are stopping at reform when revolution is needed (new book out soon from @hcvalue)
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 27, 2015
Coming Soon! http://t.co/NIidijwxaI Framework to follow for a lean transformation @HCValue @leanthinking @MarkGraban pic.twitter.com/TJzZm1eh6k
— Steve Bollinger (@stevenbookman) May 26, 2015
Learn how a management system can help you transform your organization on July 7 and 8: http://t.co/q00FTf5rVC pic.twitter.com/ozhbL3RX4M
— Catalysis (@HCValue) May 27, 2015
The Facebook-ization of LinkedIn… not a good trend pic.twitter.com/TRACwVKsTX
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 28, 2015
More nurses? Maybe. Better systems to harness the efforts of all clinicians to great outcomes? For sure. https://t.co/lOo0dzadvA
— Steven Spear (@StevenJSpear) May 28, 2015
As @Bob_Wachter writes about with EMR, robotics can solve some problems while creating new ones… at a higher cost http://t.co/CBr41ldpqB
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 28, 2015
"That care should be provided in a u-shaped cell!" Why? "Because that's #lean." Slow down, don't jump on to dogmatic solutions.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 29, 2015
Is possible to know how to use all of the technical methods of #lean but to maybe miss the soul & spirit of it. And why to use a method.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 29, 2015
Ethical leadership is NOT about "monitoring everyone all the time." #Corrupt or #Clueless? pic.twitter.com/zAngPrUeKa
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 29, 2015
Visual management in #Lean is about more than just posting metrics & charts on the wall. Make problems visible real time. That's the goal.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 29, 2015
Online ignorance about #lean. Do LinkedIn groups on other fields have such misinformation? #Lean is quality. pic.twitter.com/ekB7fK2zLp
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 29, 2015
I am sick & tired of seeing people write that #lean doesn't address quality or variation. That would be news to Toyota.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 29, 2015
Experimenting with a new design app this morning… #lean pic.twitter.com/5qodEcbXxw
— Results Washington (@ResultsWA) May 29, 2015
I tend not to trust a self proclaimed "Certified Lean Sensei.' Especially so if they spell it "Sensi" in their profile.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 29, 2015
"At ThedaCare, reducing costs and delivering quality healthcare go hand-in-hand." https://t.co/d71YIcdKlC #lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 29, 2015
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.