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.
Lean Blog Week in Review #1 – September 4, 2010
This is a new experiment, the "Lean Blog Week in Review." Let me know what you think. Ideally, I would do these each week,...
Economics: From “Dismal Science” to Dismal Home?
I nearly drove off the road when I heard this NPR story yesterday: "Allowance Economics: Candy, Taxes And Potty Training." Please take a listen...
Podcast #98 – Pat Bergin, President of Aerofil Technology on Lean...
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Podcast #98 brings us Pat Bergin, President of Aerofil Technology, a manufacturer based in Missouri with 400 employees. Aerofil has been on its Lean...
My Interview with Justin Holland, of GE Healthcare
Today's post is an interview I conducted via email with Justin Holland, Managing Principal of GE Healthcare Americas. Before joining GE, he was most...
New Lean Blog Sponsor: 5Ssupply.com
I'd like to welcome a new advertiser to LeanBlog.org -- it's 5S Supply, found online at www.5Ssupply.com.
I've talked with the owner, Tony Manos, and...
The Paradox of Green: Why Simply Giving New Recycling Bins Is...
My city in Texas signed a contract with a new trash/waste company that starts on September 1st. The new bin is green (pictured at...
How Can We Prevent This Medical Error?
A number of readers emailed me a link to this New York Times article: "U.S. Inaction Lets Look-Alike Tubes Kill Patients." The headline emphasizes...
Tweet to Win An Autographed Book and Mental Model Cards from...
You might know of and already be a fan of Pascal Dennis (read more about him and listen to my recent podcast with him...
Who Coined the Term “Lean”? And Where is He Today?
People often ask "So where did the term 'lean' come from?" It didn't come from Toyota. And the term isn't an acronym (so no...
Releasing Time to Care (Lean Nursing) in New Zealand
Here is a nice little (under 2 minutes) news video from New Zealand talking about one hospital (in Auckland) and their implementation of the...
Recent Interviews with John Toussaint; “Gemba Visit” to Park Nicollet
I'm currently in Minneapolis, where today is Day 2 of our Healthcare Value Leaders Network "Gemba Visit" to Park Nicollet (read more about these...
Upcoming Public Lean Healthcare Events: Big Sky, Michigan, LEI
Here are a few events I'll be a part of in the next few months, maybe I'll see you there:
Cindy Jimmerson's "Big Sky" Lean...
