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.
Detroit Medical Center Radio Ad – Selling Quality and Patient Safety
Thanks to XM Radio, I was able to listen to Sunday's Detroit Red Wings playoff game and the WJR radio broadcast from Detroit (the...
Dan Jones / Lean Enterprise Academy Healthcare Summit 2009
Lean Enterprise Academy Events; Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2009I'm fortunate that I'll be attending this July summit in London, run by Dan Jones and...
GM/UAW Jobs Bank or Wall Street?
The infamous "Jobs Bank" was created in the 1980s to protect UAW members from job losses that would otherwise result from automation and robotics....
My Lean Healthcare Presentation in Puerto Rico
I spent a few days in Puerto Rico back in March visiting a few hospitals and giving a talk at the University of Turabo,...
Hey, Reuters, Six Sigma Did Not Start at Toyota!
ANALYSIS - Six Sigma mystique takes beating in downturn | Motoring | Reuters
Thanks to a former Toyota employee (and friend of mine) for sending...
Sad but Funny Fake Ford Reality Show on the "Onion News...
I feel a bit insensitive posting this video considering the continued plant closure announcements in the auto industry and Chrysler's bankruptcy, but don't blame...
A Word from the Lean Blog Sponsors
Dear Lean Blog Readers:I try hard to not bombard you with commercial messages, but I do want to take a minute to recognize three...
Management Improvement Carnival #62
It's once again my pleasure to host the Carnival for John Hunter and his Curious Cat blog. There are many excellent and thought provoking...
My Notes on the ‘Oprah’ Epsiode with Dennis Quaid About Medical...
So I'm finally watching the DVR-ed episode from March 10, 2009 that gave widespread exposure to the issue of medical mistakes. Oprah began the...
How to Get Started with a Lean Culture?
Here's another Lean Blog reader question from Joe, who writes:Last year I was part of an ERP implementation team at our company, and while...
Reader Question: Why Do We Still Do It?
Dan asked a really good question in the forum for the Move to Healthcare networking site.He suggested I pose it here, and I thought...
One Place Lean Probably Doesn’t Apply
I'm in New Orleans, presenting this morning at a medical laboratory industry conference, giving a talk about how Lean isn't just a set of...
