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.
PDCA at the TSA?
ABC News: Airport Security To Be Easier for Families?
I am probably giving the Transportation Security Agency waaaaaay too much credit here, but this story...
Lean in Russia, Part 1
Thanks to the global reach of the internet, I have a new correspondent for the Lean Blog in Russia. We have exchanged some emails...
Deming on Education
If there was any value to the Industry Week commentary that tried to link Deming and Obama, it was that it prompted me to...
Rest in Peace Joseph Juran 1904 – 2008
Joseph Juran, 103, Pioneer in Quality Control, Dies - New York Times
I haven't run the numbers, but it's probably fair to say that Juran's...
Ohio Manufacturing Jobs & Presidential Politics
Politics | NAFTA bashing popular, but is it justified? | Seattle Times NewspaperGoogle News SearchAt the risk of stirring an unmanageable political debate (please...
LeanBlog Podcast #37 – Jeff Liker, Toyota Culture, Part 1 of...
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #37, once again featuring Dr. Jeffrey Liker, Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. Dr. Liker...
Deming Endorses Obama (?)
Breaking: Deming Endorses Obama - IndustryWeek ForumsA few people have emailed me about this and it's easier for me to comment here than it...
My Blog Had The 18-Hour Flu: Thoughts on Downtime and Management...
So I think things are back to normal after a somewhat stressful day of wondering why my blog "broke." Unlike some web/blog outages and...
Lean Blog Downtime Report and Resolution
Updated: I'm back up and running (almost) as normal as of 10:10 EST. Sorry for any inconvenience. A bit of reflection on the whole...
Lean in a Moose Jaw Hospital
Auto industry process revs up efficiency
No, not a hospital for moose -- a hospital in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Five Hills Health Region is...
Toyota’s Growth, Globalization, and Training
New York Times Article
Here's a recent article on Toyota's globalization -- how to grow and spread The Toyota Way quickly, yet effectively as they...
A Lean Lab Example
A tour of a LEAN-inspired clinical laboratory | DailyKaizenHere's a nice story by Dr. Ted Eytan about a lab that a colleague of mine...
