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.
Right Method, Wrong Culture
I heard a great line from an Emergency Department doc and physician leader yesterday. Talking about his hospital's Lean efforts, he said, simply:
"Data should...
Lean Thoughts During Saturday Errands
I was running errands around Boston last Saturday, preparing for our move back to Texas (as my wife finishes her 12 month grad school...
Lean Consultant to Fill In as Hospital CEO
Interesting news from Idaho, where an outside Lean consultant has been named interim CEO of St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center (see "Consultant to...
Happy Nurses Week!
I would like to say a sincere "Happy Nurses Week" though, to the nurses who are reading. As I said on Twitter yesterday:
Happy Nurses...
Update on WIHI, “On the Mend” and the LEI Healthcare Summit
I wanted to post a few updates about some efforts related to the Lean Enterprise Institute:
WIHI audio session on lean healthcare today 4 PM...
It’s All The Same – Leadership Challenges and Organizational Dynamics
I was able to have a chat with Eric Ries yesterday as we were recording some video of him answering some follow up questions...
“Lean Doctors” – A New Book and Webinar
Something Lean is in the water in Wisconsin, as that state is one of the hotbeds of Lean healthcare. There's, of course, the ThedaCare...
Everyday Lean (or Not): Whole Foods and an Herbal Near Miss
Saturday morning, as part of my preparation to cook for a brunch gathering (I really enjoy cooking as a hobby, for those who don't...
Life Without Tap Water in Boston – New Standardized Work
I'm sitting here on a Sunday morning, drinking a cup of coffee I made at home with bottled water. Why bottled water? Because of...
Should Have Posted a “Caution: Don’t Knock Our House Down” Sign?
I saw this on the national cable news two nights ago, the horrifying story of a Denton TX woman whose house was basically destroyed...
Learning and Sharing Lean Healthcare in Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Free Press has an article about their local St. Boniface Hospital, a member of the LEI/ThedaCare network I'm involved with called the...
The Waste of Pulling Promised Training Funds in Rhode Island
I'm sharing this appeal on behalf of a good Lean friend, Karl Wadensten from VIBCO in Rhode Island.
Karl is fired up, rightfully so, because...
