Year in Review: What are the 10 Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts of 2018?

Here are the ten most-read posts of the year, according to Google Analytics (popularity doesn't imply quality, but it's interesting to see what people are reading and sharing) — data through December 22.

You can also see a list of posts or pages have the most views, all time.

Posts Written in 2018:

#1 – 2261 views

https://www.leanblog.org/2018/05/shohei-ohtani-takashi-harada-and-norman-bodek/

#2 – 2123 views

https://www.leanblog.org/2018/03/whats-going-on-with-lean-at-thedacare/

#3 – 1901 views

https://www.leanblog.org/2018/10/one-way-to-improve-your-lean-daily-management-board/

#4 – 1696 views

https://www.leanblog.org/2018/01/rotating-job-shifts-toyota-though/

#5 – 1506 views

The Response to the Hawaii False Alarm Can't End With Firing Someone

#6 – 1337 views

Remembering and Honoring Samuel Selay

#7 – 1296 views

Lessons from Tesla “Schooling” Toyota: Did You Get the Memo?

#8 – 1112 views

https://www.leanblog.org/2018/02/resistance-change-really-something-different/

#9 – 1094 views

https://www.leanblog.org/2018/05/can-you-answer-yes-to-these-three-important-workplace-questions/

#10 – 1009 views (by Jess Orr)

How 200 Jobs Were Saved by Engaging Employees in Continuous Improvement


Older Posts That Were Popular this Year

Older posts are often more popular than recent posts, thanks to Google searches, etc.

#1 – 5487 views (From 2014)

https://www.leanblog.org/2014/06/the-goals-that-matter-sqdcm/

#2 – 4010 views (2012)

Is Lean an Acronym? No – And Here's Where the Term Actually Came From

#3 – 3198 views (2013)

https://www.leanblog.org/2013/02/dont-threaten-people-with-this-deming-quote/

#4 – 3135 views  (2013)

https://www.leanblog.org/2013/03/kaizen-idea-boards-spotted-at-society-for-health-systems-conference/

#5 – 3113 views (2014)

https://www.leanblog.org/2014/02/flow-push-and-pull-in-a-hospital/


The One I Always Like to Share

Usually, this post (and its video) are very popular – 2890 views in the past twelve months. I get more “fan mail” about this video (over 217,000 views all time) than anything:

https://www.leanblog.org/2012/04/a-video-showing-office-5s-gone-wrong/

What was your favorite post of the year? What should I write about in 2019?

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Mark Graban
Mark Graban

Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.

Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award.

He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.

Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

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