Mark Graban

Mark Graban
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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.

Matthew May’s Encounter with Tiger & Goals of Perfection

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In Pursuit of Elegance | My Own Tiger's Tale What does Tiger Woods have to do with Lean Thinking and hospitals? Read on... Our good friend,...

Meeting Newt Gingrich, a Lean Champion

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I had a great opportunity a few weeks back, seeing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich give a talk at the Ontario Hospital...

Will Changing the CEO Help GM?

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I don't mean to kick Fritz Henderson while he's down, after he resigned as CEO of Government Motors this week. He resigned on Tuesday and...

LeanBlog Podcast #80 – Joan Wellman, a Pioneer of the Application...

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This episode is a discussion with Joan Wellman, of the consulting firm Joan Wellman & Associates. Joan is a real pioneer in the lean...

Lean as a Way to Save Manufacturing Featured on CNN

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Hat tip to blog reader Steven H. for sending this video my way. It's always nice to see Lean featured in the mainstream media, including...

Lean Healthcare Overview Article in CFO Mag

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Keen to Be Lean - CFO Magazine - December 2009 Issue - CFO.com I'll share the above link with a little commentary, for now, a...

A Lean Guy Reads the WSJ, Nov 30 Edition

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Some days, it seems the WSJ is a treasure trove of tangentially Lean-related articles. Similar to "blog carnivals," this is sort of a WSJ...

Free Webinar: Mistake-Proofing to Reduce Medical Errors

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Mistake Proofing Webinar -- Sadly, links are now broken and I'm trying to fix that... I'm producing a free webinar through LEI on Mistake-Proofing to Reduce...

Hospitals Saving Millions with Staff Suggestions

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In the past week, I found two articles about hospitals that are engaging staff members through suggestion programs.  Employee suggestions are a core part...

Cleveland Clinic and Lean Healthcare in Newsweek

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What Health Reform Can Learn From Cleveland Clinic | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com Although it's not the primary focus of the article, Lean gets a...

Breast Cancer Awareness Video

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Some off-topic non-Lean related weekend fun, this video promoting breast cancer awareness:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw As the ever helpful snopes.com page points out -- yes, Medline does donate...

How to Show Gratitute in Your Organization

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Some great thoughts for Thanksgiving Day from Quint Studer, ideas that could apply to any organization, not just in healthcare.Quint's Blog: The Grateful Workplace:...