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.
Parallels between “Lean Startups” and “Adaptive Design”
I've been a fan of the "Lean Startups" work of Eric Ries since last year, so I'm happy to be producing a free LEI...
Retaining Employees through Respect and Development
I was recently in Toronto and I heard a story on an AM news station that really caught my ear. I have searched on...
Lean is “Taking Canadian Healthcare by Storm,” but Look Out for...
In an article ("Assembly required: Health care from the Toyota factory floor") from Canada's National Post newspaper says Lean healthcare is "taking Canadian healthcare...
Dennis Quaid and Patient Safety – Upcoming Documentary
You might be familiar with the case where the actor Dennis Quaid's twins were harmed by an overdose at the famed Cedar-Sinai Hospital in...
LeanBlog.org Site Problems
Dear readers - as you may have noticed, my site has been suffering from intermittent downtime, due to problems with the shared database server...
Right Sized Capacity in a Stockholm Hospital – Flow, Not Monuments
When I was in Sweden in late January, I had a chance to visit the Capio Saint Göran Hospital in Stockholm. I saw many amazing...
LeanBlog Podcast #89 – Keith Russell, Lean in Pharmaceuticals Research &...
Our guest for Podcast #89 is Keith Russell, a Global Continuous Improvement Leader at AstraZeneca R&D. I met Keith at a recent Lean &...
What Makes You Want to Do Better?
Recently, I was able to visit VIBCO, a Lean manufacturing company in Rhode Island. Company President Karl Wadensten is the host of "The Lean...
Lucian Leape Loathes Lean or “L.A.M.E.”?
Noted patient safety expert Dr. Lucian Leape spoke out recently about medical school culture being a root cause of poor quality (see my blog...
Purely Avoidable Waiting Waste During an MD Visit
I'm a bit hesitant to blog about a bad experience with a doctor's office and waiting time. There are multiple "draft" posts I've started...
Lessons from a “Like Lean” Millionaire
Listen to my podcast with Nick
One of my blog themes is the idea of "Like Lean" - practices that seem very much like the...
Archived SlideCast of my Webinar on Gemba Walks
I have strong ties and connections to the state of Michigan, growing up in Livonia, starting my career there in Livonia, and having my...
