LeanBlog Video Podcast #9 – Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S. Mark Graban Jan 13, 2010 4 Blog Episode #9 is a new video discussion with Dr. Bahri, the "World's First Lean Dentist" (see also Video Podcast #5).…
LeanBlog Podcast #82: Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S. Mark Graban Jan 13, 2010 2 Blog Podcast #82 is another discussion with with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a!-->…
LeanBlog Video Podcast #5 – Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S. Mark Graban Jun 25, 2009 4 Video Podcasts This is an interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a pioneer in using!-->…
LeanBlog Podcast #69 – Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., “Follow the… Mark Graban Jun 25, 2009 1 Interviews This is an interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a pioneer in!-->!-->!-->…
Dr. Sami Bahri’s Book "Follow the Learner" Mark Graban May 19, 2009 3 Blog Follow the Learner - LEI SiteI haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I can't wait to read this book from "The…
LeanBlog Podcast #29 — Dr. Sami Bahri, “The World’s First Lean… Mark Graban Aug 4, 2007 4 Blog LeanBlog Podcast #29 features a very special guest, Dr. Sami Bahri, "The World's First Lean Dentist." If you're!-->!-->!-->…
Lean Whiskey #32: Employee Engagement Beyond Buying Them Pizza (or Bourbon) Mark Graban Feb 3, 2022 0 Lean Whiskey Listen: Here is the episode if you want to stream the audio... scroll down for video: In Episode!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Busting Myths about Just in Time: The Implications for Healthcare Supply Chains… Mark Graban Apr 9, 2020 2 Blog Thanks to Professor Peter Hines and the Enterprise Excellence Network for inviting me to present this webinar.!-->…
A New In-Progress Book by a Friend: #Lean Veterinary Practice Management Mark Graban Nov 6, 2018 0 Blog So what's the new book and cover pictured here? This is the book being finished by my friend Chip Ponsford, III,…
A Tale of Two Dental Visits: Frustrating and Ideal Mark Graban Jul 27, 2018 5 Blog If a practice aims for "ideal care," how can there be so much waste and waiting one day, followed by a perfect…
From Pets to Vets: Applying Lean in Unexpected Places [Podcast Preview &… Mark Graban May 3, 2018 0 Blog I played host for a recent webinar that we're hosting on Monday, May 7, featuring a presentation by my friend Chip…
Great Leaders Aren’t Threatened by Their Employees’ Ideas or Feedback Mark Graban Oct 17, 2017 14 Blog This Business Insider article caught my eye the other day: A celebrity chef who owns 26 restaurants explains why…
Podcast #254 – Lean in Veterinary Medicine Mark Graban Jun 22, 2016 1 Blog Episode #254 is interesting to me for a number of reasons. For one, I have a "guest co-host" joining me for!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Be Careful With “No Waiting Rooms” Just Like “Zero… Mark Graban Jun 13, 2016 4 Blog For decades, manufacturers have been tripped up by the simplistic idea that Lean is about "zero inventories." It!-->…
Information Deficits, Visual Indicators, Error Proofing, and Payment Terminals Mark Graban Jun 1, 2016 6 Blog Gwendolyn Galsworth is a leading thinker and author on Lean and various aspects of "visuality." One thing she talks…
Early Days of Lean in Veterinary Medicine? Mark Graban Mar 8, 2016 3 Blog Last Friday morning, I partnered with Chip Ponsford, DVM, a doctor of veterinary medicine, to give an introductory…
Helpful Visuals for an International Flight, a Hospital, or a Dentist Mark Graban Jun 29, 2015 6 Audio My wife and I are getting ready to leave tomorrow night for a two week vacation, so it jogged my memory about this…
What the Book “Lean Thinking” Said About Healthcare in 1996 Mark Graban Aug 14, 2013 10 Blog When the book Lean Thinking (by Jim Womack and Dan Jones) was originally published in 1996, it seems likely that…