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.
Quote from Seth Godin on the Scientific Method
This was in Inc. magazine, a quote from a favorite of mine, Seth Godin (click on the graphic for a larger, easier to read...
Ten (Mostly) Common Misconceptions About Toyota & Lean
Ten Common Misconceptions About Toyota | Quality Digest
I found this interesting column from Quality Digest, by Stewart Anderson, a guy who says he has...
"McDreamy" Fights the Blame Game on "Grey’s Anatomy"
Grey's Anatomy : I Saw What I Saw
I'm not normally a Grey's Anatomy watcher (yeah, right, some of you might say... but I'm not)....
Lean & Collaborative Care at ThedaCare
Six Best Practice Elements of ThedaCare's Collaborative Care ModelHere's an article from Becker's Hospital Review about the six best practices of Lean-based Collaborative Care...
Lean Healthcare Intro Workshop Dec 2-3 @ LEI
Key Concepts of Lean in HealthcareBlatant self-promotion time: I will be teaching this workshop for the second time (after the Philly debut last month)...
Mike Hoseus Webinar on Toyota Culture
Industry Week Webinar - To RegisterTechnical note: I've been having some problems where "leanblog.org" gives a "404 not found" error, but "www.leanblog.org" works just...
Management Improvement Carnival #79
Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for John Hunter and his Curious Cat blog. My job here is to share some noteworthy...
Wachter is Right: Patient Safety is Not the Patient’s Job
Wachter's World: Can Patients Help Ensure Their Own Safety? More Importantly, Why Should They Have To?
The whole subject of asking patients and families to...
LeanBlog Podcast #77 – Bob Emiliani, Principles of Mass and Flow...
A returning guest (episodes #30, #38, and #48), Bob Emiliani is again featured in episode #77 of the LeanBlog Podcast.
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Today, we talk about...
Hotels Give “Lean” a Bad Name??
Housekeepers' Giant "Hope Quilt" Puts Hotel Job Injuries in Spotlight | Labor Notes
Articles like this are incredibly frustrating to see. It makes me think...
Pittsburgh Area Hospital Transforms its E.D. with Lean
Toyota model transforms St. Clair Hospital ER - Manufacturing principles meet medical careHere's a nice overview of a Pittsburgh area hospital's Lean efforts in...
Like Lean: Solving Health Care Problems By Design
Solving Health Care Problems By Design : NPRThanks to Andrew B. for passing this along - audio and web text from NPR with some...
