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Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. His latest book is Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. He also published the anthology Practicing Lean that benefits the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation, where Mark is a board member. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

Sarah Boisvert on New Collar Careers and the Need for 21st Century Apprenticeships

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #453 of the Lean…

Luke Szymer on Agile, Testing Hypotheses, and Process Behavior Charts

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #452 of the Lean…

Lean Whiskey #34: Crazy Ideas, From Shipping Flowers to Crab Whiskey

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Lean Whiskey
Listen: Here is the episode if you want to stream the audio: In Episode 34, Mark Graban and Jamie…

Alan Robinson on Continuous Improvement for All and Practical Innovation in…

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #451 of the Lean…

Torbjorn Netland, PhD on Company Production Systems, Lean & Technology, and…

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Lean Healthcare Means Having the Right Staffing Levels for Safety, Quality, and…

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I was prompted today to think about an excerpt from my book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and…

When Companies Don’t Learn From “The Beer Game,” Inventory…

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You're a retailing or manufacturing executive who hasn't heard of MIT's "Beer Game" management simulator? Then…

Lisa Yerian, MD on the Cleveland Clinic’s Improvement Journey and How Lean…

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #449 of the Lean…

Isn’t It Ironic? Mistakes That Interrupted My Webinar About Mistakes

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A contractor unplugged my WiFi router. Or was there more to it than that? Instead of blaming somebody else,…

Reader Question: Would You Call This a “Lean Burial”?

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I try not to use the word "Lean" as an adjective that means "better." We see this a lot online, the so-called…

Free Webinar Recording About Learning From Mistakes (as Individuals &…

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Updated to include a 5-minute audio preview and the recording. I presented free webinar on June 27th, as part…

Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations, on Eliminating Fear and Increasing Joy in…

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #448 of the Lean…

The Book “Rivethead” and GM’s Demeaning “Quality…

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I've updated and am republishing an old 2005 blog post that I wrote about a former GM assembly worker, Ben Hamper,…

Just the Lean Talk — Mark Graban & Jamie Flinchbaugh Discuss Lean…

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Listen: Here is the episode if you want to stream the audio: As I did two weeks ago, when Jamie…

Kaizen: An Exotic Word, Common Sense Principles for Healthcare

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We're coming up on the 10th anniversary of the publication of the book that I co-authored with Joe Swartz…

How These Credit Card Websites Illustrate Lean Mistake Proofing (or Not)

Mark Graban Jun 3, 2022 0
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This is an article that I originally published on LinkedIn back in 2015. Has the error proofing been improved…

Discussing Our “Favorite Mistakes” — Mark Graban and Alisha…

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Normally, I like to be the one doing the interviewing. My latest guest on "My Favorite Mistake" was Alisha…

Memorial Day – A Day of Remembrance

Mark Graban May 30, 2022 1
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Originally posted a few years ago, I'm reposting this for the holiday here in the U.S.
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