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.
Jim Womack in India
'Most Indian managers don't know what is possible'Jim Womack was recently in India, as this article in the Business Standard publication. It's kind of...
Book Update…. and I Don’t Understand Amazon
First off, Productivity Press has now shipped all back ordered books that were purchased through their site. Thanks for your patience.... it still shows...
A New "TLA" — TLS
Supply Chain News: Is "Lean Six Sigma" the Winning Approach to Manufacturing and Supply Chain Improvement?It's easy to get tired of new acronyms and...
Autographed Book Copies and Labels
Dear Lean Blog readers (and Lean Hospitals book readers):A number of you have asked about getting autographed copies of my book, which I really...
ABC’s Show "Hopkins"
Hopkins | Episodes -- #1 (Video)Has anyone else watched the ABC "news" show called "Hopkins"? I've seen just the first episode (via iTunes)...
A Mention of Dr. Deming in a UK Editorial
Robert Heller: Why don't we hang bad admirals of industry? | Business | The ObserverI don't think the columnist is literally suggesting hanging CEO's......
A Funny Example of Not Delivering "Value"?
How about that Lucas stadium view? | IndyStar.com
A photo of the new football stadium in Indianapolis (Lucas Stadium) is shown, at left (click for...
Lazy Headline Writing, Yet Again
Leaner and meaner - the way forward?Ah, the old easy "leaner and meaner" cliche'. Such an easy fallback for editors who aren't feeling very...
John Seddon Comments on Managing Costs
Business Guru to Share Tips on How to Beat the Credit Crunch
A Scottish business conference will be featuring a favorite of this blog, John...
Adventures in Customer Service, Looking for "Lean Solutions"
I was a big fan of the book Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together, but I'm not...
A Pharmacy Transformation and Lean Concepts
Pharmacy transformed at Women and Children's Hospital
Here is a story about a Buffalo hospital that designed a new pharmacy space. The article doesn't mention...
Manufacturing Isn’t Dead in Michigan, Either
Mid-Michigan Manufacturing Letter -Here's a letter from a manufacturing center leader at a small state university in my home state, Michigan. Robert Schooks writes...
