Here's the latest installment of “Key Tweets,” a weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from the week, including pictures and other fun stuff. Follow me @MarkGraban and join the fun and the conversation. See the previous installments of Key Tweets here.
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Wise words from Henry David Thoreau — #Lean pic.twitter.com/mkgsIMqlHS
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 11, 2016
“deviating from a dominant culture (the true test of leadership) is very difficult.” https://t.co/lLnqyCcGuN #Change
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 11, 2016
My upcoming #Lean #Change workshops in San Antonio & DFW areas, learn more: https://t.co/uZ9YiZKL1t pic.twitter.com/fXx5qOnvdI
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 11, 2016
False choice… #Lean should help: "They won't cut their Lean program budget, but they cut thousands of surgeries" https://t.co/5krVlJetHk
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 11, 2016
I liked a @YouTube video https://t.co/niRJVm6s3a Continuous Improvement and KaiNexus at Harrington Air Systems with Matthew
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 11, 2016
My "Coaching Kata Mistakes" was recently featured on ep 6 of the Katacast w/ @MarkGraban We learn from mistakes! https://t.co/pHGqs4YvrP
— Michael Lombard (@MikeLombard) January 11, 2016
Love the analogy. An abacus app is digitizing a tool people don't want to use. https://t.co/AIoQFW9CLY
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 12, 2016
"All You Have to Do is "Ask Why Five Times?" Nope. Try Eight Steps." on @LinkedIn https://t.co/2xN0zkQZnt #Lean #LeanStartup
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 11, 2016
A book on "continuous improvement" with nothing on #Kaizen. You get what you pay for https://t.co/hOzAU8Q2yP via @amazon
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 11, 2016
Head of the Joint Commission says “We still have very serious quality problems” in healthcare https://t.co/yvdOZh9mds #patientsafety
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 12, 2016
Nick Saban and the (#Lean) Process – #LeanMemes pic.twitter.com/kOUifyTxDE
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 12, 2016
To be fair to the guy in this commercial, it's not intuitive that you'd tap the house instead of a "yes" button pic.twitter.com/gbzUecCEfj
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 12, 2016
@MarkGraban I share your frustration. Some "Lean consultants" use the new management buzz word that is Lean to sell anything…malpractice
— France Bergeron (@FBergeronLean) January 12, 2016
Why such unevenness quarter to quarter for Harley? #lean pic.twitter.com/CphMlgiAoh
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 12, 2016
Thanks to @jmiller_kaizen for doing a great webinar for @KaiNexus. Recording coming soon. pic.twitter.com/AdBk8z3Rf7
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 12, 2016
Recording of @KaiNexus Webinar with @jmiller_kaizen, "Practical Problem Solving" https://t.co/2yZZDF96aa #Lean #PDSA
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 13, 2016
When @thehrisworld basically just makes up stuff about #lean & TPS. Ridiculous. Not what mura & muri are: pic.twitter.com/A9GBkcPyzV
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 13, 2016
PDCA process being applied in #Japanese hospital as foundation for quality improvement. pic.twitter.com/ujblYX6grD
— Katie Anderson (@kbjanderson) January 13, 2016
This #5S parody from @MarkGraban gave me a chuckle – so true! Parody: #Lean Office and 5S Gone Wrong https://t.co/f8SyWz3FPQ via @YouTube
— Capt Skunkbeard (@Capt_Skunkbeard) January 12, 2016
The influence of Dr. #Deming is clear in this diagram from the wonderful Dr. Brent James pic.twitter.com/lt3i2rmBVr
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 13, 2016
Good joke https://t.co/ZSkEn2bFaP
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 13, 2016
Continuous improvement talk from @POTUS: "I guarantee I’ll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office." #kaizen
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 13, 2016
Ben Stiller, #Lean problem solving coach pic.twitter.com/EyyUqVQXgy
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 14, 2016
"Taylorism" & #Lean are not the same thing. CMS measures & EHR problems aren't #Lean — Medical Taylorism — NEJM https://t.co/M3EYt94gkA
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 14, 2016
5/x Setting up a straw man to knock it down… https://t.co/0ryIL33mvZ #lean #TPS
— Suresh Nirody (@snirody) January 14, 2016
New Post — Doctors Bash “Taylorism” and “Toyota #Lean” in the New England Journal of Medicine https://t.co/y2X5of0evV
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 14, 2016
Former BIDMC CEO @PaulFLevy chimes in on #Lean: Not Running a Hospital: Too quick to judge, Jerry. https://t.co/SR98wqjrq2
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 16, 2016
Authors in @NEJM report confuse 'Medical Taylorism' with #Lean, says @MarkGraban. Report via @MHGoozner https://t.co/nx7rUf5bW7
— Sabriya Rice (@sabriyarice) January 15, 2016
Comment: “There is no objective evidence that metric-driven management improves real productivity in the long run" https://t.co/VM3M2mV1Kd
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 14, 2016
Meeting about #lean to reduce patient delays then climbing a mountain. Good day. pic.twitter.com/zw1Cdl2zYJ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 14, 2016
“In a #lean factory, employee creativity and coöperation between management and assemblers are paramount” https://t.co/4UaEOKhJxj
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 14, 2016
2 days, 2 mountains – today, Camelback pic.twitter.com/YVo8RwSWz2
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) January 15, 2016
#ExperienceChange with @MarkGraban on January 27 in San Antonio, TX! #ChangeManagement https://t.co/xB7njaBCbo pic.twitter.com/qHaN0U7NKe
— ExperiencePoint (@experiencepoint) January 15, 2016
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Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. His most recent book is 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. His latest book has been released as an "in-progress" book, titled Measures of Success.