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.
In Memoriam: Masaaki Imai, “The Father of KAIZEN™” (1930-2023)
I was saddened to learn today that Masaaki Imai passed away, as announced this week by the organization he founded, KAIZEN Institute. He was...
The First Printed “Proof” Copy of ‘The Mistakes That Make Us’...
I'm excited to have received the first "proof" copy of my new (upcoming) book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning...
What Are Mistakes? Why Do We Make Them?
The following is an excerpt from the book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. And this post also...
A Near Miss with Amazon’s Publishing Platform – Save Draft or...
My new book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, is still only in a draft state before final...
Interview With Prof. Zeynep Ton On “The Case For Good Jobs”
Joining us for Episode #477 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Zeynep Ton. She is a professor of the practice at the MIT Sloan School...
Webinar Recording: “Psychological Safety as a Foundation for Continuous Improvement”
I hope you were able to join me as I presented a free webinar as part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar series:
Psychological Safety...
Learning from Scheduling and Podcasting Mistakes — Owning and Improving My...
We all make mistakes! But learning from them is what matters.
It's easier to learn and improve when we can view mistakes as being caused...
A Book Cover’s Iterative Journey: “The Mistakes That Make Us”
Recently, we held our fun "cover reveal" party and streaming event. Thanks to everybody who attended and thanks to Elisabeth Swan for hosting! The...
The Third Time (Almost the Fourth) Was the Charm at Starbucks...
When I was at KaiNexicon last week, our hotel in Austin had a Starbucks in the lobby. I'm a pretty regular drinker of the...
Ken Pilone On Transferring TPS & Lean To Areas Outside Of...
Joining us for Episode #476 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ken Pilone, who has more than 30 years' experience in Organization Development...
PDF Preview Now Available — “The Mistakes That Make Us”
Now available for download and reading: A PDF preview of the Introduction and Chapter 1 of my upcoming (June 30: available now!) book, The...
An Update on My New Book — Print Edition Page Layout...
Here is an update on the production and publication process for my new book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning...
