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.
NPR Does a Great Job of Covering Toyota
Following The Toyota Way, For Better Or Worse : NPR (listen or read)
I'll hand it to NPR, they generally do a much better job...
Jim Collins on Leadership – "Like Lean"?
How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs - BusinessWeek
Jim Collins, of Good to Great fame, has a new book out called...
Mark’s New Role with the Lean Enterprise Institute
Dear Blog Readers-
I hope you all had a relaxing and fun Memorial Day weekend (at least for the U.S. readers).
I've always kept this blog...
"Worst Mistake" This Restauranteur Ever Made
Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine is an outstanding local restaurant in Fort Worth TX that focuses on local food and wild game. Chef...
Song Parody: "My Work Would Suck Without Lean"
With extreme apologies to Kelly Clarkson, a parody of the song "My Life Would Suck Without You" (original lyrics and YouTube video). Hardly the...
My SHS Article About Early I.E.s and Healthcare
Highlights from the History of Industrial Engineering and Healthcare: Part 1Wanted to share a link to an article I wrote recently for the Society...
Another Hospital Ad About Patient Safety – Not Sure I Like...
I blogged recently about a radio ad from the Detroit Medical Center trumpeting their technology and patient safety efforts.
In my further travels, I saw...
Dr. Sami Bahri’s Book "Follow the Learner"
Follow the Learner - LEI SiteI haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I can't wait to read this book from "The...
Japanese CEOs and Leadership
Toyota Posts Big Loss, Signals More to Come - WSJ.comI saw this article on Saturday and it reminded me to go ahead and blog...
This Year’s WSJ “JIT”-Bashing Article, Again Misguided
Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain - WSJ.com
Ah, here we go, it's time for the annual Just-In-Time-bashing article from the Wall Street Journal....
LeanBlog Podcast #67 – Matt May, “In Pursuit of Elegance”
This podcast is an interview with Matt May, author of the Shingo Prize-winning book The Elegant Solution: Toyota's Formula for Mastering Innovation.
Available May 19...
LeanBlog Video Podcast #4 – Matt May, "In Pursuit of Elegance"
This podcast is an interview with Matt May, author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Elegant Solution: Toyota's Formula for Mastering Innovation.
Available May...
