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.
CNN Video on Lean Methods and Infection Control
Health care's infectious loss - Video - Business News
Short post for today - but an important one. Here's a great video from CNN last...
Q&A #1 – Michael Balle, "The Lean Manager"
I recently invited questions for Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround. He...
Lean Does NOT Turn People into Robots
There are lots of comments online, blogs, and Twitter about people complaining that Lean at Starbucks is an attempt to turn people into robots.
Again,...
A Defense of Lean and of Lean at Starbucks
Yesterday's WSJ front page headline caught my eye, as a frequent Starbucks customer and obvious Lean zealot:
Latest Starbucks Buzzword: 'Lean' Japanese Techniques
The headline is...
Podcast Tables Turned on Mark
In my Podcasts, I normally let me guests do most of the talking. But I was invited by Joe Dager, of the Business901 Podcasts,...
University of Michigan Health System and Lean
University of Michigan looks to lean principles for system-wide improvements - MLive.comHere is some positive news coming out of my home state of Michigan......
Reflections on Reader Feedback, Part 1
Many thanks to those of you who answered my Lean Blog Reader Survey. I appreciate the comments and it was a good chance for...
Toyota Leadership Right From Akio Toyoda
Afternoon post planned for today -- initial reflections on my reader survey. Thanks to those of you who gave your feedback. Come back or...
LeanBlog Video Podcast #8 – Matthew E. May on Twitter
This podcast is a continuation of my earlier interviews with Matthew E. May, author of the Shingo Prize-winning book The Elegant Solution: Toyota's Formula...
Excellence, but not Spelling, through Passion
I had the TV news on and I found this commercial... if you can make out the text it reads:"4.2L V8 ENGINE THE DELIVERS...
What is Group Health Doing about Waste in Healthcare? A Lot!
2008 Annual Report: Reducing Waste
I had a great visit with Group Health in Seattle on Monday, they are doing some great work with Lean...
Upcoming Q&A with Lean Author Michael Balle
While in the UK recently, I met Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean...
