Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean, previous Shingo recipients.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Join Us For Another “Ask Us Anything” Broadcast on Tuesday
Dr. Greg Jacobson and I have been co-hosting a live video broadcast called "Ask Us Anything" for a while. We take questions that have...
Lessons Ford & the UAW Learned in Japan in 1981 Still...
I continue sharing documents from the Don Ephlin library archive. What did Ford and the UAW learn when they visited Japan in 1981? Many of the things that made Japanese industry successful are the same things that make organizations successful with Lean today, including in healthcare.
“Practicing Lean” is Now a Paperback Book!
Our collaborative eBook project, Practicing Lean, has raised over $1000 so far for the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation. The book is now available as a paperback book through Amazon, in addition to the Kindle Store and LeanPub.com. Please check it out!
Some Great #Lean Videos from the State of Washington (@ResultsWA) on...
Here are some recorded keynote talks and video presentations from the "Results Washington" annual conference, as part of the state's Lean government efforts. See this post for talks from LEI's Jim Womack and John Shook, Toyota's Jamie Bonini, and many healthcare improvement leaders.
Podcast #275 – Katie Anderson, #Lean Reflections on Living in Japan
My guest Katie Anderson, previously a guest for Episode #233, is back again talking about lessons learned and reflections from her 18 months living in Japan. And check out a contest to win a copy of my book, courtesy of Katie and her blog...
What Does It Mean to Have a “Lean Management System?”
Nate Hurle, from the Cleveland Clinic, writes about their visit to Intermountain Health to learn about their “Lean Management System,” what they mean by a “management method,” and the difference between “Management by Objectives” and a Lean style of leadership.
Data Without Context Have No Meaning: Emergency Department Wait Time Billboards
Patients waiting too long for the E.D. is a problem around the world. Many U.S. hospitals put up billboards that claim to shed light on how long you'll have to wait. But are the signs and numbers more confusing than helpful? Does it matter?
Flashback Friday: Past Super Bowl-Related #Lean Posts
Sunday is the Super Bowl here in the United States.
Past Super Bowl games and telecasts have led to some Lean-related posts.
Below is a collection...
#TBT: My Reflections on Dr. Deming’s Notes from a 1987 Hospital...
Today's post points to my guest blog post for the W. Edwards Deming Institute: Reflections on Dr. Deming's Hospital Notes - What Has Changed Since 1990? Why do the same problems that Dr. Deming experienced as a patient 30 years ago still happen so often today?
Podcast #274 – Jay Arthur, “Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals”
My guest for Episode #274 of the podcast is Jay Arthur, author of Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals: Improving Patient Safety, Patient Flow and the Bottom Line, Second Edition. To me, "Lean Sigma" is often a controversial topic... not because anything is wrong with Six Sigma…
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 sometimes boring work of preventing problems and improving things? I comment on an article by Dr. Atul Gawande…
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