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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A 5S violation that’s never enforced… 1st base coach out of the coach’s box lines ;-) pic.twitter.com/xHDk1WLSkE
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 12, 2015
I lucked into some front row Blue Jays seats & the attendant had point of use beer inventory in that cooler :-) #Lean pic.twitter.com/tmGlG0dTWg
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 12, 2015
Toronto Japanese restaurant had me thinking of @EricRies #leanstartup book the whole meal for some reason pic.twitter.com/TzpvhlMEMT
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 14, 2015
"If you cannot fail, you cannot learn." – @ericries @leanstartup pic.twitter.com/EipRABdJsd
— Lyndsay Swann (@SwannMarketing) August 14, 2015
I'm really enjoying being trained as a facilitator for the great management simulations created by @experiencepoint
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 14, 2015
#Lean: A Comprehensive Approach To The Transformation Our Health Care System Needs http://t.co/r7tGJ0Me2x
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 14, 2015
"Experience plus reflection equals growth." John Dewey
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 13, 2015
"There isn't a person anywhere who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can." ~ Henry Ford (h/t @bethanylconnor)
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 8, 2015
Via @NPR: Hospitals Turn To Toyota To Make Care Safer And Swifter http://t.co/L4cbrVpqAI
— Kevin Meyer (@Kevin_Meyer) August 8, 2015
Discover #Toyota's core values with this simple, concise guide from @toyota_europe: https://t.co/iqUOPxlR0s pic.twitter.com/BHPFd2mtsT
— Toyota Motor Corp. (@ToyotaMotorCorp) July 27, 2015
John Toussaint: Leaders must support "daily #kaizen if quality safety and cost are to improve in healthcare." http://t.co/ngrsr15oqN #lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 9, 2015
"Changes inspired by (#lean) have had direct, positive results, such as reducing the time pts spend at the hospital" http://t.co/fOZ3qG87s7
— Sean Carey (@seanessee) August 7, 2015
Wisdom from @leandotorg's John Shook that I share in @leanhospitals on problem solving & #Lean pic.twitter.com/KWHBudZnhh
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 10, 2015
Great to hear such feedback about @KaiNexus, our software and our team https://t.co/pyYZDYCIDH
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 10, 2015
The real potential of #Kaizen!! "Viney says by the end of the day her TCAB team had 300 ideas. " http://t.co/bkxuS8Tn2Z #lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 10, 2015
Supposed comment from a #Lean consultant, when faced with too many "resistant" employees: "I would liquidate them all" WTF not cool.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 10, 2015
.@djaa_dja When bullies learn #lean (or #agile?) they tend to still be bullies with a new tool to sell
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 10, 2015
blog post: Respect for People? Bosses are people too http://t.co/8kH1QKZo1T @GembaAcademy #lean
— Jon Miller (@jmiller_kaizen) August 10, 2015
Find out how in this upcoming webinar – http://t.co/PhiP7Fvlyo https://t.co/Dm3bruRkw1
— Maggie Millard (@MaggieMillard88) August 10, 2015
What my book "#Lean Hospitals" looks like translated into Thai: http://t.co/NQRh34dOD4 pic.twitter.com/pkuz2y3uVy
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 10, 2015
Ah, workarounds: The surprising reason why your favorite sneakers have fuzzy bottoms http://t.co/7mGWZWw0WA via @clusterstock
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 10, 2015
.@NELeanguy @BobEmiliani @danmarkovitz @curiouscat_com I wish they had called it "Effective Manufacturing" or even "Happy Manufacturing"
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 10, 2015
A no-bid contract for fraud prevention software. What could go wrong? Oh, just some corruption: http://t.co/Pgfdc35pb9
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 11, 2015
Yes, you certainly are (or can be!) #lean #kaizen #RonSwanson pic.twitter.com/VGMeDZy99F
— KaiNexus (@KaiNexus) August 11, 2015
Not root cause… "tell the nurses to “make the food sound better” rather than to actually make the food better." http://t.co/U4GDe0Yxsd
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 11, 2015
Amazon currently has very good prices on my books @leanhospitals & @HCkaizen (>$10 off regular prices) http://t.co/tdfgHf92au #lean #kaizen
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 12, 2015
Come learn #Lean in Japan… and see Tommy Lee Jones on vending machines http://t.co/g36wiGucki pic.twitter.com/gDE9HfD3eF
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 12, 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.