Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Do You Have a Culture of Learning From Mistakes in Your...
As I'm trying to finish my book about learning from mistakes ("The Mistakes That Make Us"), I have examples from many different types of...
What Do We Mean by Vulnerable Acts in the Context of...
Timothy R. Clark, who started his career in manufacturing leadership, is the author of The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety.
He has a short...
Unlocking The Power Of Kata: Tracy Defoe On Adult Learning, Coaching,...
Joining us for Episode #467 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Tracy Defoe.
She is an adult education consultant and researcher specializing in workplace education. For parts...
Lean Whiskey #38: Toasting the U.S. Micro Whiskey of the Year...
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What do you do when you are chosen as Jim Murray's US Micro Whiskey of the Year? You pop in to join Mark and...
View Now: Panel Discussion Webinar on the Proposed National Patient Safety...
I'm happy to have hosted and moderated a panel discussion format webinar that was sponsored by Value Capture.
It's titled:
Why Does the U.S. Need a...
From Employee Well-being to Improved Outcomes: The Importance of Psychological Safety...
How is Your Individual Level of Psychological Safety in Your Workplace, Healthcare or Otherwise?
Your feeling of Psychological Safety is not "yes/no" - it's not...
A Modern Version of Lucy and the Chocolate Factory — But...
I bet many of you know the famous "Chocolate Factory" scene from the TV classic "I Love Lucy." Even if you're too young to...
Interview with Billy Taylor, Author of The Winning Link
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Joining us for Episode #466 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is a returning guest, Billy...
Progress on My Upcoming Book About Learning From Mistakes (and Possible...
I've mentioned before that I'm writing a book based on -- inspired by -- the interviews, stories, and insights from my guests on the...
Free Webinar Recording: Connecting Continuous Improvement to the Bottom Line
I might not be the most financially-literate Lean practitioner out there. I'm fortunate to have an MBA on top of my engineering degrees, so...
Creating a Growth Mindset Culture in the Classroom: How Teaching about...
A colleague from KaiNexus sent me a photo from his daughter's third-grade classroom. It's titled "The Magic of Growth Mindset," a reference to the...
Why Start the New Year with Blank Charts?
Charts like this always make me wonder why we throw away the additional context of data from 2016 when we start the 2017 chart.
It's unlikely that January 1st in any given year is the magical creation of a new system or a new process. In other words, January 2017 was likely the same process as December 2016. The annual cutoffs are arbitrary. Sure, people are accustomed to thinking in annual cycles, but is this helpful for improvement?
