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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Vacation, day off "Gemba visit." pic.twitter.com/VGe8MSxFXh
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 1, 2016
This Diagram is Wrong – #Lean DOES Help Reduce Defects… https://t.co/rp4P4YhiOW pic.twitter.com/XtWaEiY67X
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 1, 2016
Hand hygiene data … Tracked by patients. Wow. Great work at u of Michigan #lean #theccim pic.twitter.com/t3hB9wZ9bR
— Lisa Yerian (@LisaYerianMD) August 2, 2016
From 2 years ago today — Updated: Why Toyota is Eliminating the Andon Cord from its Factories https://t.co/JdhjRSBgT2 #Lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 2, 2016
Manual Southwest gate signs: Cheap & behind the times or wise simplicity & problem avoidance? pic.twitter.com/U7A0SfBRxr
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 2, 2016
An example of error proofing against inserting the chip when the retailer wants you to swipe. pic.twitter.com/IKoK5zImbw
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 2, 2016
Chip card transactions are slower, more secure; will get faster. With mistake proofing pix: https://t.co/TVUE0tg8v8
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2016
Don't worry, the image boards in #KaiNexus aren't static! #Dilbert #Lean @MarkGraban pic.twitter.com/6rMQW8H6VR
— KaiNexus (@KaiNexus) August 3, 2016
What Every Company Can Learn From "Shirtless Saturdays" https://t.co/uakNc9cM97
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2016
Patient-focused and evidence-based… no more visiting hours for ICU https://t.co/D2T1WuhDSL
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2016
#Lean — “The mantra of ‘big eyes, big ears, small mouth’ is good advice” https://t.co/BBIZnftrGZ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2016
Brilliant. Speak up and share your process improvement idea… https://t.co/q7FCxoIr0v
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 3, 2016
John Shook: “… the A3 is a visual manifestation of a problem-solving thought process involving continual dialogue” https://t.co/y4OU5q32je
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 4, 2016
When knives are spoons pic.twitter.com/98zOf1Fzbh
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 4, 2016
Do these same hospitals have the same complaint about US News & World Report ratings? https://t.co/TzMTEW2jCG
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 4, 2016
A year ago today — Moving from “Visuals” to “Visual Management” and to Broader #Lean Thinking https://t.co/CIqCTbkKYq
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 4, 2016
Interesting Henry Ford model is mentioned, but not really the #Lean / Toyota model… only 60 sec video though https://t.co/QPvt4yyTPo
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 4, 2016
What about quality? — "The vast proportion of physician compensation is built around productivity metrics." https://t.co/aXdLB7a3s1
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 5, 2016
Incentive compensation was maybe the first "gamification" in the workplace… except playing games with numbers isn't same as improvement
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 5, 2016
A year ago today — Mark Graban Interviewed in the Journal “Healthcare” on #Lean https://t.co/WsOBTjK4Vz
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 5, 2016
From a UAW strategy document from 1983… nothing has really changed? pic.twitter.com/habe3RZgqK
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 5, 2016
68 books for $500 — Complete #Lean Manufacturing Training Library https://t.co/HpDFiNHKv8 pic.twitter.com/kPPdP1tt87
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 5, 2016
Enjoying @Gladwell podcast on Toyota, but throttle is not a synonym for accelerator pedal. #details pic.twitter.com/DQ2tvHbYnq
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 5, 2016
Highly recommend @Gladwell's take on the Toyota unintended acceleration episode: https://t.co/mhIMXRmNdN
— Craig Trudell (@crtrud) August 5, 2016
Highly recommend @Gladwell's take on the Toyota unintended acceleration episode: https://t.co/mhIMXRmNdN
— Craig Trudell (@crtrud) August 5, 2016
I liked a @YouTube video from @qualitydigest https://t.co/YvTV6NMxSN Interview: Bruce Hamilton
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 6, 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.