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.
Deming (Past) and Toyota (Today) Recognize Employees Are Unique Individuals
I'm always happy to hear current-day Toyota leaders (like Jamie Bonini) or recent Toyota leaders (like Gary Convis) share perspectives on leadership.
It's not that...
What Do You (or Your ______) Like or Dislike Most About...
This article caught my eye at Becker's Hospital Review:
We asked 13 physicians what they really think of their hospital
Even though organizations do formal physician...
What’s Up at Virginia Mason Medical Center? Top Rankings & Joint...
I want to preface this post by saying it's mostly about questions, not answers. I've had many readers and acquaintances ask me about what's...
Lean at UCLA Harbor Medical Center Featured by the BBC
The BBC radio program "The Science Hour" recently aired a program with a segment where an unexpected person (Dr. Kevin Fong) to an unexpected...
My Article on “Testing Lean Changes, Small or Large;” Recent Winery...
Thanks to Arena Simulation Software for asking me to write this article for their regular customer newsletter:
"Testing Lean Changes, Small or Large"
The article is...
Podcast #258 – Jim Huntzinger on Deflation, Lean Management & Lean...
Joining me for Episode #258 is a many times returning guest, Jim Huntzinger, the President and Founder of Lean Frontiers (check out Episodes 8, 15, 33, 196, and...
Part 3 of Day 1: Lean Healthcare Trip to China: Visuals,...
Continuing to go through my notes, picking up from my last post...
Visuals
The presenter said something that's certainly a familiar challenge with facilities here in...
“Everything You Need to Know About Strategy Deployment” – KaiNexus Lean...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQJwr_0p7J8
Presented by Mark Graban on July 27, 2016.
In this webinar, you will learn:
How organizations use Strategy Deployment (or Hoshin Planning) to create alignment...
Pokémon Go, Kaizen, and Leadership
I don't get the whole Pokémon thing. But how does the wildly popular Pokémon Go game make me thing of Lean and Kaizen - leaders need to get out of their offices, go out and search for improvement opportunities! Gotta catch 'em all! ...
Podcast #257 – Tania Lyon, #Lean at St. Clair Hospital &...
My guest for episode #257 is somebody I've known for a while in the Lean healthcare community, Tania Lyon. She's the Director of Organizational...
#Lean Healthcare Trip to China, Day 1, Part 2: Chinese Hospital...
Continuing from Part 1 of my post about my first day of my first China trip, I'd like to share more about the Lean...
Mark Graban, Quality Digest Interview (With Transcript)
Dirk Dusharme, Mike Richman, and I talked about:
The 3rd edition of Lean Hospitals,
This article I wrote for Quality Digest, and more such as:
