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.
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...
“Lean Hospitals” Now Available on Kindle
As Amazon's Kindle has gotten more popular, I've gotten a lot of questions about when my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and...
How a Simple Office Kanban System Works at the Lean Enterprise...
One of the things I like about working at the Lean Enterprise Institute might seem like a silly thing -- it's that I get...
A Potpourri of Upcoming Lean Events
In this post, I'm going to tell you about some upcoming Lean events I'm involved in - planning, producing, or participating.
Eric Ries "Lean Startups"...
Lean Careers Survey & New Aggregation Site from Tim Noble
I wanted to share a few tidbits from one of my lean recruiter friends - Tim Noble of The Avery Point Group.
First off is...
LeanBlog Podcast #88 – Jim Baran on Lean Talent Management
Episode #88 is a conversation with a returning guest, Jim Baran of the firm Career Kaizen (he is @CareerKaizen on Twitter, also). In...
