Here's the latest installment of “Key Tweets,” a (usually) weekly post that presents some of my tweets (or retweets) from the week, including pictures and other interesting stuff.
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See the previous installments of Key Tweets.
Wow @MarkGraban ! Great interview with @ericries on #Lean #Startup.
Edge of the envelope discussion…. https://t.co/yTlXsJMMez
— Brad Miller (@LeanKaizen) October 16, 2017
Really impressed by the in-depth summary of my conversation with @MarkGraban on his @markgraban podcast: https://t.co/9l0UU4Joux
— Eric Ries (@ericries) October 16, 2017
eBook sales down, printed book sales up a bit https://t.co/bgm33ctm79
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
As I've said for a long time, "#LeanSigma" is really #SixSigma in disguise, wearing a mask of a few #Lean tools pic.twitter.com/GglLLZno1S
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
Hospital executives demand you get #Lean without participating themselves… doesn't work that way. Nor does "all project" approach. pic.twitter.com/0oAaGEI7S9
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
Now that's a run chart, depicting 1848 and Dr. Semmelweis work to reduce infections & death through hand hygiene. https://t.co/8Yv5lrPLiu pic.twitter.com/xNgvbCaPRQ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
Lesson: building cars is difficult. How much NUMMI/Toyota knowledge did they not retain with the building?
https://t.co/tVp56aPBZQ pic.twitter.com/L7JHF2scgm
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
Bureaucracy Is Keeping Health Care from Getting Better – and #Lean can help https://t.co/gYFVUM99Fa
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
As if "Lean Six Sigma" doesn't cause enough confusion about #Lean, now I see somebody promoting "Kaizen Lean Six Sigma."
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
Another quote from @EricRies in our podcast on #Lean & #LeanStartup – #TheStartupWay https://t.co/hFIIsJiyRf pic.twitter.com/OCYUWslAxk
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
When someone stops listening, it's easy to fall back to "prove that I'm right mode," which isn't likely to change any minds, but feels good.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
Tesla claims the firings are result of "annual performance reviews." https://t.co/nVZOXdkWmm
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 16, 2017
A very useful method for having conversations about change in the workplace too. https://t.co/YESA6lMpB1
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 17, 2017
YES –> "give clinics a playbook not to simply copy but to “copy-improve.” #Lean #PDSA #Deming https://t.co/tUvM5uTpaw
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 17, 2017
Great thread / story. I love seeing finger pointing & blame turn into collaboration & experimentation, whether it's hospitals or factories https://t.co/wahtHD1JT4
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 17, 2017
“Why Best Practices Fail to Spread” via John Toussaint MD and @HCValue – #lean https://t.co/iRfQAu5aM3
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 17, 2017
GE Appliances Applying Lean Manufacturing’s Lessons Companywide https://t.co/WnOdhLEaSW
— Chet Marchwinski (@leanthinking) October 17, 2017
An idea I am toying with. Go ahead and judge a book idea by its cover – thoughts? Reactions? Expectations? Feedback? https://t.co/7zNQ03rPsU
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 17, 2017
Said no nurse or doctor, ever https://t.co/Gnap86rRlS
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 18, 2017
Overheard at lunch: "There are nine different cryptocurrencies I've invested in." The tone was as obnoxious as you might imagine.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 18, 2017
“led Ries to embrace “#lean management”—the concept, made famous by Toyota and other Japanese manufacturers,” https://t.co/yylfjh2r7j
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 18, 2017
Well, duh. “Medicine Is Not Manufacturing” https://t.co/o74wb19qLq
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 18, 2017
The Parallels Between Innovation ("The #LeanStartup" & "#TheStartupWay") and Continuous Improvement | LinkedIn https://t.co/h6uFyQDfds #Lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 18, 2017
I think this is the best headline we have ever had about our work on systems innovation in health care. https://t.co/5iR8T6R5Dh
— Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) October 18, 2017
https://t.co/HdjJ1NG5s1 is now running as an SSL / HTTPS site. Thanks to @KarenMartinOpEx for the nudge to do that. pic.twitter.com/oP8L4LhBEp
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 19, 2017
Yes, let's shift from "subordinates" to empowering people… #Lean #LeanStartup #TheSTartupWay https://t.co/yylfjh2r7j pic.twitter.com/jux3K2N4XG
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 19, 2017
I agree with former Wiremold CEO Art Byrne: It's "ludicrous" to put skilled nurses into an environment where there is so much waste. #Lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 19, 2017
“In this volatile environment with a rapidly changing healthcare landscape and policy, our members must be agile" https://t.co/tDOWlfg50U
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 19, 2017
At least they replaced leaders too –> "the mismanagement of the patients were engrained in their culture” https://t.co/XCsneqU3e2
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 20, 2017
“Regus with a paint job…. let’s give him some money and he’ll figure it out.” https://t.co/NaiM3776wV
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) October 20, 2017
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.