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.
Soup Analyst Doesn’t Understand Just-In-Time
Campbell Soup Cools as Grocers Cut Stocks - WSJ.com:
Saw an article yesterday about Campbell Soup sales falling because retailers, including Wal-Mart were being more...
LeanBlog Podcast #63 – David “Zuma Dogg” Saltsburg, Deming-Based Candidate for...
I have a very special guest today... it's a very spur of the moment podcast with L.A. mayoral candidate, David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg. This...
A Deming Disciple as Candidate for L.A. Mayor?
L.A. Voters For Change: Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate David Saltsburg (Zuma Dogg) Answers Questions For Daily News
I won't pretend to understand Los Angeles politics...
Donations to the Josie King Foundation
As some of you might remember, I was offering autographed versions of my book, Lean Hospitals, with proceeds going to the Josie King Foundation,...
LeanBlog Podcast #62 – Dr. John Toussaint, ThedaCare Center for Healthcare...
Once again, our guest for Episode #62 is John S. Toussaint, MD, the CEO emeritus of ThedaCare, and CEO of the ThedaCare Center for...
What Sets Toyota Apart?
Below is a Toyota expression that I love... and this is a statement that could apply in any type of organization, don't you think?...
This Pilot Didn’t Follow Standardized Work?
Plane that crashed near Buffalo was on autopilot After "Sully" and his crew were lauded as heroes for following checklists, keeping calm, and landing...
Sad: One in Five Nurses Quits Within a Year
Amid nurse shortage, hospitals focus on retentionI've heard a similar theme before -- the problem isn't that we need to graduate more nurses, we...
Error Proofing To Ensure Hospital Staff Handwashing?
Hand washing and proper hand hygiene is a big concern at most hospitals -- thankfully so, since hand hygiene and other basic infection control...
A Closer Look at GM/UAW Hourly Wages
As GM and Chrysler were going back before Congress today, they have been back in the news again lately. I have gotten tired of...
Outsourcing Functions Does Not Equal "Lean?
More misuse of the word "lean" (hat tip to Michael for forwarding the press release) titled, "Economy Drives Manufacturers To Go Lean; Outsource More...
Video Interview with Quality Digest Magazine
I was interviewed recently by Quality Digest about my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction (first edition).
The video appears on their...
