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.
Dr. Gawande & Checklists Featured on NPR
Thanks to my friend Amber for telling me about Dr. Atul Gawande's interview on NPR's Morning Edition yesterday. Regular readers of the blog will...
Of Course An Individual Got Blamed for this TSA Airport Security...
Update (1/7/10): Turns out the TSA agent walked away from his post. I'd certainly hold someone accountable for that, since it was a conscious...
5 Years of the Lean Blog
I just realized that Sunday was what appears to be the 5th anniversary / birthday of my Lean Blog. I always let that milestone...
10 Things I Wish Lean Practitioners Wouldn’t Say in 2010
In the blog tradition of "Top 10" lists (and "do not say" lists, like this one from Time or this workplace list from CNN),...
Are Slogans Always Bad or Can They Inspire?
Many of you know I'm an alum of Northwestern University, graduating just prior to the Rose Bowl season of 1995. I'm a huge NU...
Happy New Year! Have a “Stop Doing” List?
Happy New Year to my blog readers! Do you have any "lean resolutions" for the year 2010? Feel free to share them, if you...
Holiday Relaxation: About to Enjoy an In-N-Out Burger
I'm in Tempe, Arizona, about to go enjoy a tasty "Double Double Animal Style" at In-N-Out burger. I really miss the chain after moving...
Interesting Comment on a Toyota Post
My blogging will be relatively light this week, given some holiday time off, family visiting, and a short trip for New Year's.
There's nothing lazier,...
Lean Healthcare in Toyota’s Backyard?
Article Link: Lexington hospitals building to be the best
This article talks about the lean efforts of some hospitals in Lexington, KY - about 30...
Happy Holidays from the Lean Blogosphere
Here is a little fun holiday cheer from some of the Lean Blogosphere: Ron, Jamie, Pete, Kevin and myself.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Warning...
Reducing Medication Waste for VA Patients
Obama Awards Budget-Minded Federal Employee
I saw this in the news yesterday about a federal employee from the VA, Nancy Fichtner, a clerk at the...
Porsche Drives Hospital Down Lean Road
Article Link: "Shorter hospital stays through better coordination"
Is Lean a global phenomenon, or what? Here is a story from a Korean news website (in...
