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.
Guest Post: Lean Healthcare from a Family Member’s Perspective
Mark's note: Today's guest post is Tim Piotrowski from AME - the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. Their annual conference is being held in Dallas...
Good News: UCSF to Teach Lean to Residents
I was happy to see this announcement the other day:
UCSF to Train Residents in Lean Management and Process Improvement
From the announcement:
"UC San Francisco will...
A #Lean Guy Visits a Hospital and Medical School in Chongqing,...
Continuing my series of blog posts about my July trip to China, today's post is about my first significant walk through a hospital during...
#TBT: Talking to a Friend of Captain “Sully” About Patient Safety
OK, it's Tuesday... "Throwback Tuesday." I'll make that a thing.
Somebody I really appreciated getting to know, before her retirement from healthcare improvement work, was...
Decoding Lean Jargon and Improvement Science with Steven J. Spear
My guest for Episode #262 is Steven J. Spear (@stevenjspear on Twitter). He is author of the fantastic book The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders...
Streamline Your Lean Daily Management Boards with Free Process Tracking Letter...
Thanks to StoreSMART for being a long-term advertiser and partner here on the blog. Check out their useful products for Lean metrics boards, visual...
#TBT with an Update: Kaizen & Culture Clash Between Suntory &...
Last year, I wrote a blog post about the intersection of two things I like a lot: Kaizen and whiskey: "Why Kaizen is an...
New Podcasts – Interviews with Mark Graban on Lean in Healthcare
Normally, in my original Lean podcast series, I'm interviewing others and I let them do most of the talking (I believe this is statistically...
[Recording] Webinar on Creating Better Healthcare Supply Chains through Lean
I'm excited to announce that I'm presenting a webinar at no cost to you on September 22nd, sponsored by Cardinal Health and hosted by...
The City of Denton’s Lean Journey & Upcoming Webinar
I've gotten to know to know Harry Kenworthy (pictured at left) over the past few years after meeting at a conference (the Northeast L.E.A.N....
Labor Day and Lean – Creating Better Workplaces, Not L.A.M.E. Ones
Today is the Labor Day holiday in the United States (and in Canada, as I recently learned). It's not just a day of rest...
This Time, the NEJM Publishes Something Positive About Lean
You might remember the hubbub (a kerfuffle?) over the NEJM opinion piece written by Dr. Jerome Groopman and Dr. Pamela Hartzband. See my first post...
