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.
New Technology That Doesn’t Serve The Passenger?
Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your people and processes. (Rule 8 of The Toyota Way)
Being the geek that I am, I...
"Like Lean"? Drive Through Flu Shots
Vaccination available at hospital's drive-through - The Boston Globe
Have you gotten your flu shot yet? You might be able to find a "drive-through" way...
Lost in Space
My Way News - Lost tool bag forces changes to planned spacewalksThis makes wonder if the space program uses any concepts that we'd call...
Lean Management in Healthcare: Patrick Anderson’s Vision in Chugachmiut
LeanBlog Podcast Episode #53 is a conversation with Patrick M. Anderson, the Executive Director of Chugachmiut, the Tribal consortium created to promote self-determination to...
More Retail Taylorism (The Whole Story)
Updated 11/17/08 10 PM central
If you have WSJ access, check out today's article "Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs". I thought, oh no...
Message to Manufacturers: Catapult the Cow
This is a guest post by Gary Conner, the author of many books focused on the "small shop" manufacturer, including:
Lean Manufacturing for the Small...
DFW Lean Network Group
Google Group Link I've been able to have a few nice lunches with local Dallas/Fort Worth Lean Blog readers. I created this Google Group...
Lean in the Bolton NHS Trust, England
Making lean thinking work in the NHS
Here's an article about a British hospital. I've seen the CEO, David Fillingham, speak about Lean and it...
BIDMC’s Lean Response to the Economy
Running a hospital: It's the economyYou might have seen in the news that hospitals showed record profits in 2007, according to Modern Healthcare.U.S. community...
Update on Bodek Charity Auction
leanblog.org | Lean Blog: Upcoming Charity Auction with Norman BodekI'm still working on getting this auction ready (see link above for more details). I...
Two Events This Week – Presenting and Attending
I wanted to remind you about an online event I'm presenting for Thursday afternoon and tell you about a new event (local to Dallas)...
A New Kaizen Event Survey for Hospitals
Last year, I conducted a survey in advance of my book, Lean Hospitals. I've been a bit lax about sharing some of the results...
