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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I'm wearing a Fitbit, but the MA still took my pulse manually. She got 66. pic.twitter.com/1u2Wi3gHQT
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 16, 2016
No one is having a rougher start to their week than whoever made this bar chart https://t.co/dH1qOUq0N1 pic.twitter.com/v8JtVf69oJ
— Mashable (@mashable) August 16, 2016
Newborn death — “It was a massive overdose – one hundred times [more insulin than] she should have been given." https://t.co/d7DF0uBlXC
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 16, 2016
Read & Commented: A3 Thinking History and Insights from John Shook and Isao Yoshino in the #Lean Post – @kbjanderson https://t.co/lxIeX89mqK
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 16, 2016
Pets at work help improve performance, but some "#Lean Office" zealots would ban them for being non-value-added? https://t.co/Z9zDIL5Wj7
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 16, 2016
Bragging about low movie production costs, while forcing animators to work free overtime – not funny https://t.co/Fhn5fm0h9T
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 16, 2016
I've seen Dr. #Deming's hospital notes, but didn't know he had been “stabbed during a mugging.” https://t.co/4tnUooJDDv
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 17, 2016
We aren't limiting WIP, @ourfounder, but having a great time at @garrisonbros pic.twitter.com/0d9ENHrMQv
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 17, 2016
An employee #kaizen @garrisonbros, building a fixture to help insert corks instead of pressing in with one's hand pic.twitter.com/pSfvjW8t2P
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 17, 2016
Plant tour report — Toyota makes trucks cleanly, quietly, quickly in Texas – The Weekly Driver https://t.co/INW7elfsXH
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 17, 2016
Ugh — “Another sailor quoted him more directly: "I don't give a f— about your morale."” https://t.co/ycpAWVJ1Fg
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 17, 2016
Marymount pharmacy begins engaging every caregiver in improvement @RickParkerMD @ScottKnoer #theccim pic.twitter.com/eT625N5Gdn
— Nate Hurle (@NateHurle) August 17, 2016
From 2009: A Defense of #Lean and of Lean at Starbucks https://t.co/8nPkCDxGse
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 17, 2016
Have never seen a restaurant let customer simply check a box like this for a tip. Seems obvious in hindsight? pic.twitter.com/VAUW4FgFfV
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 18, 2016
Yeah it's not correct to say "China is stealing jobs." Companies give them away. https://t.co/3EpOQgfsJn
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 18, 2016
You need to consider value… it takes no skill for management to choose the cheapest supplier. #Deming pic.twitter.com/fzsPGE0ttp
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 18, 2016
“U.S. Camry production is now consolidated at Toyota's massive car plant in Georgetown, Ky. ” https://t.co/kxOEoHk4ki
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 18, 2016
Toyota: “Getting as many trucks out is important, but we can’t do it and sacrifice quality,” https://t.co/dVFsnglMet
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 18, 2016
From the NHS: 10 practical things that leaders need to do to develop a successful #Lean organisation. (PDF) https://t.co/PxKYHvRVPS
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 18, 2016
“#Lean healthcare in developing countries: evidence from Brazilian hospitals.” https://t.co/o0it4GRBgn
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 18, 2016
Brazil cancer center “270% increase in patients treated" after 4 years, just 6% staffing increase, with #Lean https://t.co/Z554zLkVQM
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 18, 2016
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.