Lean Healthcare Means Having the Right Staffing Levels for Safety, Quality, and…
I was prompted today to think about an excerpt from my book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and…
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When Companies Don’t Learn From “The Beer Game,” Inventory…
You're a retailing or manufacturing executive who hasn't heard of MIT's "Beer Game" management simulator?
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Lisa Yerian, MD on the Cleveland Clinic’s Improvement Journey and How Lean…
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My guest for Episode #449 of the Lean…
Isn’t It Ironic? Mistakes That Interrupted My Webinar About Mistakes
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”?
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 &…
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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My guest for Episode #448 of the Lean…
The Book “Rivethead” and GM’s Demeaning “Quality…
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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As I did two weeks ago, when Jamie…
Kaizen: An Exotic Word, Common Sense Principles for Healthcare
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)
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…
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
Originally posted a few years ago, I'm reposting this for the holiday here in the U.S.
Just the Lean Talk — Mark Graban & Jamie Flinchbaugh on “Skip the…
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Jamie Flinchbaugh and I started a…
A Chart is a Picture That’s Worth More Than a Thousand Words?
I recently saw this article in the Washington Post:
This MLB season, the ball is making everyone batty
Major…
Taylor Swift on the Inevitability of Mistakes and the Positive Outcomes That Can…
Since I host a podcast about mistakes ("My Favorite Mistake"), this is a topic I think about a lot. I hear about…
Lean Whiskey #33: On the Road Again and In Person for the First Time
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In Episode 33, we recognize some of the…
Get “The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen” for Just $16 (Paperback…
There's currently quite the discount available on Amazon at the moment for my book (co-authored with Joe Swartz)…