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.
Non-Value Added, but Fun!
Completely non-value added and not "boss approved" (that means do this from home)... it's the LeanBlog tourney contest.Winner gets a copy of the Lean...
A Virtual Japan Lean Tour
I know a lot of you also read Ron Pereira's Lean Six Sigma Academy blog, but I wanted to make sure you see his...
Dallas Lean Networking
Some of you might remember me advertising a "Lean Lunch" gathering here in the Dallas area. Well, we had that yesterday, with some great...
The Waste of Handwritten Notes
Nurse + Blog = PixelRN: 16% of the US economy runs on scrawly, handwritten notes.PixelRN is a blog written by a nurse (who is...
Lean *is* About Quality, Folks
Time for a low-carb Lean Six Sigma?:Stuff like this irritates me to no end:"Lean Manufacturing has us analyzing process flow and delay times at...
A Lean Nursing Example in New Zealand
Hospital's shake-up gives nurses more timeHere's a nice news article about the use of Lean in a hospital in New Zealand (hat tip to...
Learning from Restaurants
Cutback Cuisine - WSJ.com:If you're a regular reader, you know I like to try to draw from non-traditional sources and industries. This article from...
A Virtual Toy Drive for Children’s Hospitals
I am currently doing some Lean coaching and implementation work in the radiology department of a large children's hospital. One thing I have discovered...
Reader Question: Model Lines
I received a question from a reader that was also addressed on the Daily Kaizen blog and Gemba Panta Rei. This question is from...
Bob Emiliani on Practical Lean Leadership – LeanBlog Podcast #38
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #38, our guest today is Bob Emiliani, the author of Practical Lean Leadership: A Strategic Leadership Guide For Executives. It's...
Clearing Out the LeanBlog Backlog
Sometimes, I have a collection of news stories or links that I either don't have time to blog about, assume you don't have time...
A Silly Example of Mandates and Threats Not Working
Cemetery full, mayor tells locals not to die
Maybe this mayor has consumed too much Bordeaux wine. But this story is a wonderfully comical illustration...
