Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of August 29, 2016: “Done” with Lean? “Vegetarian” Bacon?

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Not all "visuals" are accurate or helpful pic.twitter.com/4ysvPPkjLM

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2016

Software being "Done" is like lawn being "Mowed".

— Jim Benson (@ourfounder) August 29, 2016

Hospitals ALWAYS say this when ugly stuff is in the news — “patient safety is always our top priority.” https://t.co/uGW4FotY7t

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2016

Irony (or lack of self awareness): in the @AlecBaldwin "Here's the Thing" podcast, Anthony Weiner claims to be a great problem solver.

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2016

Good editorial until the part at the end when they suggest replacing the workers would make a difference https://t.co/RWGwlNPjR4

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2016

ESPN Radio host keeps saying "if you cannot properly define a problem, you cannot solve it." #Lean thinking

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2016

"What's next after lean?"
Still hearing this question.
Still haven't met anyone "done" with #lean.

— Jon Miller (@jmiller_kaizen) August 29, 2016

Tyson fired workers caught mistreating chickens. Was it a supervision-free zone? Management accountability? https://t.co/iIV0TAQD5x

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2016

Thanks to @dougwalkerpps & Care Logistics for having me on their podcast https://t.co/tE2uwJoCPm

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2016

THIS –> “blaming all of the unpleasantness on the passengers is a bit unfair.” https://t.co/CEjFh00pBF

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2016

So @AmericanAir is promoting an idea that passengers should be "flying kind." It should start with gate agents being kind.

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2016

.@Paulflevy @AmericanAir We love to fly and it shows (wrong airline) or "you hate to fly but don't blame us for making it miserable"

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2016

Toyota worker draws on creativity to teach safety https://t.co/mKWvLy504A pic.twitter.com/mO4qXm3qUo

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2016

What future for Detroit Medical Center, after hygiene revelations? (Freep editorial about Detroit News series) https://t.co/tEzMAF6yrB

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2016

Enlightening or exhausting?? https://t.co/VGrAulVoCm

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2016

This sits in our Sterile Processing Unit as a reminder: Never take shortcuts w/ patient safety #LutheranDayInTheLife pic.twitter.com/dWEm6Pc72J

— Lutheran Medical Ctr (@lutheranmedctr) August 30, 2016

A year ago today: Another Conversation About L.A.M.E. and #Lean in Manufacturing and Healthcare https://t.co/Qm7us4tKYn

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2016

I understand how EMR implementation is a huge cost, but how did it hurt MD Anderson revenue also? https://t.co/GgI9ZHyZoH

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2016

“medical centers’ interests are not necessarily your [patient] interests” https://t.co/KHWhHsLPlx

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2016

Great stuff – "Are U.S. Traffic Fatalities Really on the Rise? Discovering the Truth with Process Behavior Charts" https://t.co/zbH9ZlDzgM

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2016

Myths About #Lean #Management That Are Holding You Back
Number 4 – "You should measure everything…"https://t.co/W7Uvuor17r

— Collin McLoughlin (@CollinRMc) September 1, 2016

Why We Devote Ridiculous Amounts of Manpower to Talking with Our Customers https://t.co/P4ouW4SN8k pic.twitter.com/M63KeHEB3H

— KaiNexus (@KaiNexus) September 1, 2016