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.
Coming Soon: Notes from Day 2 at IHI '09 Forum
Ah, travel delays. Late night getting back from Orlando, so I will type up notes over the weekend from Wednesday's talks at the Institute...
A Lean Change Agent's Move to Healthcare in Michigan
'It's all about process': Saint Mary's Steve Palmreuter targets wasteHere is an article that might serve as an inspiration for those of you who...
Notes from My First IHI National Quality Forum (#ihi09)
Today was an exciting day at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 21st annual National Forum on Healthcare Quality Improvement. It's my first time here,...
Matthew May’s Encounter with Tiger & Goals of Perfection
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
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?
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...
Joan Wellman on the Early Days of Lean Healthcare and Building...
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
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
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
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
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
In the past week, I found two articles about hospitals that are engaging staff members through suggestion programs. Employee suggestions are a core part...
