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.
Las Vegas Paper Writes Series on Patient Safety Failings, Hospital Culture
I found this lengthy series of articles from the Las Vegas Sun, published under the heading of  "Do No Harm: Hospital Care in...
Weekend Fun: Dr. Atul Gawande on “The Colbert Report”
Here is a fun clip of Dr. Atul Gawande on Stephen Colbert's Comedy Central show, talking about his book The Checklist Manifesto: How to...
Podcast #108 – Gwendolyn Galsworth, Respect for People and “Work That...
Episode #108 is a discussion with Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, recorded in person at the 2010 Shingo Prize Conference in Salt Lake City. Gwendolyn was...
St. Louis Paper Features Lean at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Just before the new year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch featured the Lean efforts at Barnes-Jewish Hospital ("St. Louis hospital among handful using efficiency to...
Lean Healthcare Design Video Series – Home Page
I'm happy to present a new multi-part video discussion series about Lean Healthcare Design, featuring Miguel Burbano, an architect and Senior Vice President with...
What’s In Store for 2011: Lean Blog and Mark Graban
Again, my apologies for writing about myself today, following up on my post about the upcoming 2nd edition of my book Lean Hospitals: Improving...
Announcement: Working on a 2nd Revised, New Edition of “Lean Hospitals”
Happy New Year! Today, I will have two posts that are embarrassingly self referential. Then back to normal stuff tomorrow.
My main announcement is that...
Individual NFL Player Incentives – Why Are They Necessary? Do They...
There was a really good discussion and story on the ESPN program "Sunday NFL Countdown" today about individual player incentive payments -- why are...
Robert De Niro, #Lean Thinker?
The other day, I was reading the latest issue of Esquire magazine, with an interview with the famed actor Robert De Niro.
One thing he...
What Would #Deming Say? Polish Police Officer Fines Himself to Meet...
Here's a hilarious, yet somewhat sad, story that will instantly resonate with students of Dr. W. Edwards Deming.
From Poland -- police officers in the...
Reader Question: Support and “First Responders” for Healthcare Professionals
Here is a new reader question from Steve Palmreuter in Michigan. He raises a topic that I've been thinking about lately, so I'm happy...
Daniel H. Pink Discusses the Intersection of Lean Methodology and Motivation...
Episode #107 is something I've been looking forward to for some time now - an interview with Dan Pink, the author of some outstanding...
