Podcast #301 – Joe Swartz, “Champions of Change” in Supply… Mark Graban Feb 20, 2018 0 Interviews This podcast is sponsored by Cardinal Health. Joining me again for episode #301 of the podcast is Joe Swartz,…
Podcast #299 – Joe Swartz, 10+ Years of Kaizen at Franciscan Mark Graban Feb 7, 2018 0 Interviews Joining me again for episode #299 of the podcast is Joe Swartz, my friend and esteemed co-author for our books…
Mark Graban & Joe Swartz on the “Gemba Academy Podcast” Mark Graban Mar 31, 2017 0 Blog Thanks to my friends at Gemba Academy for having my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz and me on their podcast,…
#TBT: My Podcast Interview with Joe Swartz on a Kaizen Culture in Healthcare Mark Graban Feb 23, 2017 1 Blog This post looks back at a podcast that I did a few years ago with Joe Swartz, talking about how he helped introduce…
“Practicing Lean” Excerpt: Joe Swartz and His Early “Oops” Mark Graban Mar 2, 2016 0 Blog Today, I'd like to share an excerpt from a chapter written by Joe Swartz, my co-author for the Healthcare Kaizen…
Mark Graban & Joe Swartz “Healthcare Kaizen” Workshop —… Mark Graban Dec 4, 2013 0 Blog I'm very excited to announce that my Healthcare Kaizen series co-author, Joe Swartz, will be joining me to…
Podcast #187 – Joe Swartz, Co-Author of the “Healthcare Kaizen”… Mark Graban Sep 26, 2013 1 Blog Joining me for episode #187 is Joe Swartz, my friend and esteemed co-author for our books Healthcare!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
How Standard Should Standard Improvement Boards Be? Joseph E. Swartz Nov 14, 2018 0 Blog Guest Post by Joe Swartz: At Franciscan Health, we were struggling to create a system-wide standard for our…
It’s Exciting to See an “Idea Board” at Buffalo Trace Distillery Mark Graban Jul 5, 2018 1 Blog Thanks to posting about the trip on LinkedIn, I learned that Mike Bukowski is now working for Sazerac, the parent…
#ChangeChampions: Insights from a Health System Leader on Supply Chains Mark Graban Mar 19, 2018 0 Blog Today, I'd like to share the latest in my series of articles about "Champions of Change," which is based on a…
Kaizen Live! 2016 – See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan… Mark Graban Feb 2, 2016 0 Audio Last year, Joe Swartz and I hosted a workshop at his organization, Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis.…
Reading About Lean at GE in Italy Makes Me Hungry for Pizza, While Savoring… Mark Graban Sep 27, 2022 0 Blog You might have noticed that the cover image for this post shows a Neopolitan pizza and a traditional wood-burning!-->…
Kaizen: An Exotic Word, Common Sense Principles for Healthcare Mark Graban Jun 7, 2022 0 Blog We're coming up on the 10th anniversary of the publication of the book that I co-authored with Joe Swartz!-->!-->!-->…
Discussing Our “Favorite Mistakes” — Mark Graban and Alisha… Mark Graban Jun 2, 2022 0 Blog Normally, I like to be the one doing the interviewing. My latest guest on "My Favorite Mistake" was Alisha!-->…
Get “The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen” for Just $16 (Paperback… Mark Graban May 19, 2022 0 Blog There's currently quite the discount available on Amazon at the moment for my book (co-authored with Joe Swartz)!-->…
What Does Kaizen Suggest About How to Incentivize People to Submit Ideas? Mark Graban Sep 28, 2021 6 Blog I received a question from a healthcare leader who had read about the "idea card" format and method that Joe!-->…
The Simple, Cheap Improvement I Made to My iPhone MagSafe Charger Mark Graban Sep 27, 2021 1 Blog When I first learned about "wireless" charging for devices like my iPhone, I was a skeptic. "How hard is it to!-->!-->!-->…
Auctioning “Healthcare Kaizen” for a Good Cause Mark Graban Sep 15, 2021 0 Blog My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I were happy to donate a signed copy of our book, Healthcare Kaizen, to be part!-->!-->!-->…