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.
Texas Snow Days Expose the Gaming of Standardized Tests
As you might have heard, considering all of the Super Bowl media hype from here in North Texas, our weather has been pretty bad....
Naida Grunden, A Discussion About Lean, Aviation Safety, Captain Sullenberger, and...
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Episode #112 is a chat with Naida Grunden, the author of the outstanding book The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare: Improving Patient Care Using...
10 Key Lean Mindsets for Healthcare
I really enjoyed having the chance to be in Cincinnati yesterday to participate in a Lean Healthcare workshop put on by TechSolve, a non-profit...
30 Rock: Jack Donaghy is a “Six Sigma Black Belt Ultra”...
Absolutely hilarious... last Thursday's "30 Rock" features Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) talking about how he's a:
"Six Sigma Black Belt Ultra... with the groin branding...
Lean Methods to Improve Cardiac Surgery Featured in Annals of Thoracic...
Hat tip to my friend and fellow Productivity Press author Naida Grunden for pointing out an article she is a co-author on, "Improving Patient...
So What If You Don’t Have Stats for Offensive Lineman?
It's Super Bowl week in the U.S., which is probably even obvious to many readers from outside of North America. As we watch the...
Coach Vince Lombardi on Striving for Perfection
I apologize to those of you who aren't fans of American football... but in keeping with the Super Bowl theme, I found this Vince...
Super Bowl Footballs – Made in America (Ohio!)
Hello from the frozen tundra of North Texas. I wish the Packer fans hadn't brought Green Bay weather with them. It's not nearly as...
Podcast #111, Jeffrey Liker on Toyota’s Challenges and His New Books
Episode #111 brings us some time with Professor Jeffrey Liker from the University of Michigan, the well-known author of many books in the The...
An American ED Doc in New Zealand – Reflections on Pushback...
Mark's note: Today's guest post is from Dr. Mark Jaben, an American doctor who worked in New Zealand, leading to this blog post. I...
Dr. Jack Billi, University of Michigan Professor, on Applications of Lean...
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Episode #110 is a chat with Dr. Jack Billi from the University of Michigan Health System and Medical School.
Here, we talk about their lean...
Cases of Technology “Solutions” Looking for a Problem?
One of my favorite of the 14 "Toyota Way" principles to discuss with hospitals, in particular, is principle #8, which says:
"Use only reliable, thoroughly...
