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Mark Graban

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

Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation.

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

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

Latest posts by Mark Graban (see all)

• Being “Free to Fail” at a VA Health Care is Meant to Drive Success - June 4, 2023
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• A Book Cover's Iterative Journey: “The Mistakes That Make Us” - June 1, 2023