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.
Old Model T Production Line Video
YouTube - Ford Model T - 100 Years LaterA bit of manufacturing and Lean history here.... since Henry Ford's writings and practices helped influence...
LeanBlog Podcast #66 – Joe Rizzo, AME Annual Conference
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MIT Professional Education - Short Programs: MIT will be holding three short courses on campus this July focused on various lean concepts geared towards...
Doofus and Leanie Cartoon #2 – No Blame
Here's the 2nd in the "Doofus and Leanie" series (a parody of "Goofus and Gallant").
Cartoons can be accessed via www.doofusandleanie.com.
Text by Mark Graban, Artwork...
NY Times Says Toyota To Get Leaner, Um, More Lean? Super...
Toyota Is Tightening Its Belt - NYTimes.comThe words don't appear directly in the article, but the RSS blurb for this article (repeated in many...
Save $1 Trillion in Healthcare Costs with Lean and the Toyota...
I blogged earlier about the Obama administration's announcement that the healthcare industry is promising $2 Trillion in savings (reduced cost increases) over the next...
LeanBlog Video Podcast #3 – Norman Bodek, Part 1
This is the first of four video segments with the "godfather of lean" Norman Bodek, President of PCS Press. In these videos, Norman talks...
Updated: Cutting Health Care Costs? By What Method??
Health-Care Providers Pledge to Try to Curb Costs - WSJ.com
Industry reps offer $2 trillion in health savings
You've likely seen headlines today about a meeting...
Upcoming Lean Conferences and Webinars
Here are a few upcoming events to mention:
Webinar with Mike Micklewright as Dr. Deming
Free Webinar with Dr. Sami Bahri, "The World's First Lean Dentist"
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Jim Womack on BBC World Business News
BBC World Service - Business - 5/05/2009 - Car Crash
The BBC aired a revisiting of a story from 2007, I found this thanks to...
Leadership Thoughts from Late Great Detroit Pistons
NBA, Olympic coach Chuck Daly dies at 78
I grew up outside of Detroit during the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" era so I spent a...
The Real Dr. Deming – "Prophet Unheard" Video
If you're not familiar with Dr. W. Edwards Deming, check out this 30 minute special, put on YouTube in three pieces. Look at the...
You Observe A Lot Just By Watching – Then What?
Learned 2 things from this pic: men are taller than women; wh... on TwitpicScott McDuffee referenced the "Yogi-ism" the other day, that you see...
