[Video] Kim Barnas on Moving Beyond Heroics and on to Lean Management
Today, I'm traveling to Orlando for the annual Society for Health Systems conference. I hope to see some of you…
Podcast #197 – Kim Barnas, “Beyond Heroes” at ThedaCare
My guest for episode #197 is a hospital leader I really respect, Kim Barnas, author of the new book Beyond…
Throwback Thursday: This Hospital CEO Was Never Going to Get Lean
It's tempting to visit a place like ThedaCare and then mandate "everybody must have huddle boards." Then, a bunch…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Sept 4, 2020
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this...
Healthcare -- Creating Value for Patients
The…
John Toussaint, MD on Managing During Covid-19 Times & Beyond
John Toussaint, MD and Mark Graban
Joining me for the ninth time on the podcast, for Episode #381, is Dr. John…
My Blog Post for Catalysis on Going “Beyond Emojis” with Process…
Thanks to Sara Thompson and Catalysis Inc. for asking me to write a blog post for them. If we can go "Beyond…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 26, 2019
Ryan and I are co-sponsoring a workshop that I'll be presenting on "Measures of Success" in Winnipeg on…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: August 3, 2018
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patient
Not surprisingly, healthcare organizations with poor cultures of …
A Health System CEO Leads by Example on #Lean & Huddles
Today is one of those days where I think, "Forget what I have to say, read this...."
This being a LinkedIn post…
Live Blogging Day 1 of #HCSummit17 – #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California.
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Reader Question: A Lone Wolf in #Lean Facilitator’s Clothing
Today's reader question comes from somebody who has been put in the position of what I call "the lone wolf" in a…
… But I Do Have Time for Fire Fighting
This recent tweet of mine struck a nerve, apparently, based on the number of times it was liked and retweeted --…
The Heroism of Incremental Care & Incremental Improvement in Medicine &…
Are there parallels between medicine and organizations when we look at the tension between heroism and the…
“Learning to be Lean” – An Inside Look at a Rapid Improvement…
There's a really good article that was published by Modern Healthcare as a special report, written by Sabriya Rice.…
Weekend Listening: Two Podcasts with Mark Graban
Normally, I like interviewing other people, through my podcast series (and this recent blog post with a hospital…
Guest Post: Organizations are Solving Problems; Are They Workarounds or Real…
Mark's note: Today's post is a guest post by my friend and colleague Isaac Mitchell. We've crossed paths at…
Questions That Aren’t Really Questions
My Lean mentors often talk about "leading with questions." Kim Barnas and ThedaCare use this approach in different…
Continuous Improvement of Learning: North East Shingo Conference 2014
Mark's note: Christina Kach is our guest blogger today, with a post about the recent North East Shingo Conference,…