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.
Starbucks Ad Influenced by Their Lean Education?
Here's some weekend fun leading into the holiday season... I received a marketing email today from Starbucks that included a phrase that would jump...
G.E. Rediscovers the Value in Providing Real Value to Manufacturing Customers
I'll apologize if today's post seems off-topic to my healthcare readers, but I have to share a link to a Sunday New York Times...
Reader Question: When the Stated Values Don’t Match Daily Reality
I received a question from a reader, a retiree from a manufacturing company who is now a volunteer for a healthcare organization. We have...
Updates on Two Lean Radio Shows: “Lean Nation” and “American Innovator”
Many of you may have been following developments related to two radio shows about Lean that have graced the terrestrial airwaves and internet broadcasts...
OMG, Who Are The Lazy Eleven Percent?
There was a short blurb in the Institute of Industrial Engineers IIE magazine this month that caught my eye.
It read:
"The vast majority of manufacturers...
Notes From My Second Day at #IHI 2011
Following up my notes from Day 1, I'm sharing my notes from the second full day I attended on Wednesday, December 8 2010.
Here, in...
Podcast #106 – Jim Baran, “Career Kaizen”
For episode #106, we have a returning guest, Jim Baran of the firm Career Kaizen, formerly of "Value Stream Leadership." Jim was previously a...
Notes From My First Day at #IHI 2011
This is just my second time attending the annual Institute for Healthcare Improvement annual forum - one of about 6,000 medical professionals, leaders, and...
Preventing “Mid-Project” Blues?
I was recently invited by SixSigmaIQ.com to participate by giving a response to the question "How to beat the mid-project blues?" - looking at...
I’m Giving a Free Lean Healthcare Overview Webinar on 1/20/11
On Thursday, January 20 2011, I'm giving a free webinar on Lean healthcare in conjunction with the sponsor, FormFast.
You can read more about the...
Virginia Mason Mentions Learnings from Toyota in Full-Page NY Times Ad
Hat tip to regular blog reader Andrew B. for letting me know that A17 of today's New York Times was a full page ad...
Video of Toyota’s Thanksgiving Kaizen
I blogged about this a few weeks back, but Toyota has posted an outstanding short video about their work at a food bank, applying...
