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.
Don’t Copy: There Is No “Instant Pudding”
One of the things I get frustrated with is people who want to take shortcuts with Lean. There are some who are only interested...
Start Every Hospital Meeting w/ 5 Minutes on Employee and Patient...
Recently, I posted a video of a "daily huddle" meeting at Everett Clinic (not exactly the type of huddle pictured at left). Yesterday, in...
Labor Day – Our Obligation for Worker Safety
Today is a federal holiday in the United States, Labor Day. I know that's obvious to the 70% of you reading from the U.S.,...
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...
