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.
Thinking and Adapting in the Context of Standardized Work
When I was in Sweden recently, we had a lot of good discussion about the Lean concept of "standardized work."
There was a lot of...
Dr. Atul Gawande and Checklists on “The Daily Show”
Here is a nice 5-minute introduction to the topic without too much mockery from Jon Stewart!
Stewart even makes a Star Wars reference - an...
Revisiting and Re-reading Dr. Deming’s “Out of the Crisis” – Chapter...
For a number of reasons, I've decided to re-read my copy of one of the most influential books I've ever read: Out of the...
A “Go to Gemba” Show (of sorts) Premieres after the Super...
Hat tips to the blogs Lean is Good and Curious Cat... tonight is the debut of the new CBS reality show "Undercover Boss" a...
“Win”-dow Washing: Standardized Work or Kaizen?
I try to keep things light here on Saturdays... one of my favorite sites is failblog.org and their related blogs. Although they normally document...
A Coffee Machine that’s Mistake Proofed
When I was in Sweden, the one hospital I visited had an automated coffee machine that made a variety of drinks. In getting a...
Wisconsin Hospitals Adopting Lean
This story is from Wisconsin Public Radio talks about Lean at Aurora Health Care, based in the Milwaukee area. ("Hospitals Turn to Lean Management...
Guest Post: Improving Hospital Equipment Availability
Mark's note: This is a guest post made available for me to post by Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
by Laurie Wolf and Nancy Sigillito
The full article is...
Did this WSJ reviewer even read “The Checklist Manifesto?”
I just finished Dr. Atul Gawande's latest book, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. I believe that this book is the single...
Akron Children’s Hospital Embraces Lean
Here is an article that discusses the adoption of Lean methods at Akron Children's Hospital ("Hospital embraces lean strategies of manufacturing").
The article spells out...
The Impact of Toyota’s Quality Problems on “Lean Healthcare”?
As I'm traveling back from Sweden today, I think I'll be catching up on the web reaction to Toyota's major quality problems and recalls....
LeanBlog Podcast #83 – CEO Jim D’Addario on Lean Manufacturing Saving...
Podcast #83 is an in-depth conversation with Jim D'Addario, the CEO of D'Addario, Inc., a manufacturer of guitar strings, drum heads, and other musical...
