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[Video] Kim Barnas on Moving Beyond Heroics and on to Lean Management

Mark Graban Feb 18, 2015 0
Blog
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

Mark Graban Apr 29, 2014 2
Blog
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

Mark Graban Sep 24, 2015 2
Audio
It's tempting to visit a place like ThedaCare and then mandate "everybody must have huddle boards." Then, a bunch…

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 4, 2021

Ryan McCormack Jun 4, 2021 0
Mixtape
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…

Operational Excellence Mixtape: Sept 4, 2020

Ryan McCormack Sep 4, 2020 0
Mixtape
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare -- Creating Value for Patients The…

John Toussaint, MD on Managing During Covid-19 Times & Beyond

Mark Graban Aug 16, 2020 0
Interviews
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…

Mark Graban Feb 4, 2020 0
Blog
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 McCormack Apr 27, 2019 0
Mixtape
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

Ryan McCormack Aug 3, 2018 0
Mixtape
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patient Not surprisingly, healthcare organizations with poor cultures of …

A Health System CEO Leads by Example on #Lean & Huddles

Mark Graban May 23, 2018 1
Blog
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

Mark Graban Jun 7, 2017 1
Blog
I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California. Follow on Twitter using…

Reader Question: A Lone Wolf in #Lean Facilitator’s Clothing

Mark Graban May 9, 2017 6
Audio
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

Mark Graban Mar 29, 2017 7
Blog
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 &…

Mark Graban Jan 31, 2017 1
Blog
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…

Mark Graban Sep 28, 2015 6
Audio
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

Mark Graban Feb 28, 2015 0
Blog
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 Graban Nov 6, 2014 8
Blog
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

Mark Graban Oct 30, 2014 17
Blog
My Lean mentors often talk about "leading with questions." Kim Barnas and ThedaCare use this approach in different…
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