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.
Lean from a General Manager and Executive Perspective: DeWayne Allen
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My guest for Episode #502 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is DeWayne Allen, an executive,...
How Kura Revolving Sushi Uses Mistake-Proofing to Improve the Dining Experience
Mistake-proofing -- or poka-yoke, in Japanese -- is about designing processes so errors are less likely to happen. It's rarely all-or-nothing. Instead, there's a...
Lean Whiskey #45: Crossover Episode with the Just-in-Time Cafe: Flinchbaugh, Graban,...
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In Episode 45 of the Lean Whiskey podcast, Jamie Flinchbaugh and Mark Graban join the Just-in-Time Cafe team of Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O'Rourke...
A Warning Sign is Not Effective Mistake Proofing to Protect Worker...
It was more than "mildly infuriating" to see this photo and post shared on Reddit's "mildly infuriating" subreddit.
"Mildly infuriating" is when Group 7 passengers...
Japan Study Trips: A Voyage of Leadership Discovery; Mark Graban and...
The other day, Katie Anderson and I did a livestream about her November Lean study trip to Japan. I'm going with her in November....
Turning Bad News into Building Blocks: Cultivating a Culture Where Mistakes...
Embracing Imperfections and Learning from Mistakes: A Leadership Insight from the 2022 AME Annual Conference...
In a riveting conversation between Larry Culp (at the time,...
Bring Me to Speak at Your Health System’s Quarterly Leadership Forum
I recently spoke and facilitated at a health system's quarterly leadership forum event on the topic of "Psychological Safety as a Pre-Condition for Continuous...
Please Consider Voting for “The Mistakes That Make Us” in This...
The cover for my book mistakesbook.com is in the running for this book cover design contest... please check it out and consider voting for...
My Piece for IndustryWeek: Boeing Executives Failed to Lead, Waved Off...
I wrote this piece for IndustryWeek... it starts:
"In January, passengers, crew and the public were stunned by the latest high-profile incident involving a...
A Look Back at LeanBlog April Fools’ Pranks, Including Wii Lean...
2024 Update: A new April Fool's Post for KaiNexus... or is it?
The Rediscovered Origins of KaiNexus: A 1980s Video Game
The Full Collection of Previous...
Apple and I Made a Similar Mistake: 24 or 2024?
The other day, I was presenting at a company about "Psychological Safety as a Pre-Condition for Continuous Improvement." It was a hybrid event and...
Marcia Daszko on Leadership Lessons from Dr. Deming; Pivot Disrupt Transform...
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My guest for Episode #501 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Marcia Daszko, a speaker,...
