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.
A Lean Guy Reads the WSJ
A few short thoughts from today's WSJ:'Headwind' Blows As Top Executives Navigate Trouble - WSJ.comAs I was reading the first article, above, about executives...
Who Is Making Sure Things Work?
Hamilton Beach HDC100B Pourover Pod Brewer
Sorry for the blog downtime the past few days. I had a great weekend back in my old hometown,...
Norm Bodek on the New Shingo Book, ‘Kaizen and the Art...
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LeanBlog Podcast #36 once again features our friend and frequent guest, Norman Bodek, noted lean author, consultant, and President of PCS Press. In this...
Waste in Supermarket Packaging
Here's a photo of something I bought at SuperTarget last week, this box of whole-grain Quinoa (snicker if you must... I'm trying to eat...
Iowa Healthcare Leadership and Lean
Leadership Symposium (Iowa)It sure seems like Iowa gets mentioned here on the blog quite a bit, for lean manufacturing and lean healthcare.John Touissant, of...
Kaizen Events Aren’t Enough
Are Rapid Improvement Events enough? | Lean HealthcareI don't have anything against Kaizen Events (often called "RIE" or "Rapid Improvement Events" in healthcare). They...
American-Made Footballs in the Super Bowl
At a Small Ohio Factory, Leather and Laces Mesh - New York Times
It's not a Lean story, per se, but it's always nice to...
Some Questions About Managers
Earlier this week, I asked some questions that managers and leaders should ask, prompted by an email I received through the blog.I've been thinking...
Two Michigan Lean Job Postings
There are two new Lean job postings on www.leanboard.org, links below. No need to register to read the postings, but you need to register...
Some Questions for Managers
Some rhetorical questions to managers who say they want to "be Lean":Do you properly train new employees or do you just throw them into...
Partly Correct on Rising Car Prices
GM Expects Car-Price Rise - WSJ.comGM is raising prices:"In December, GM raised its prices an average of 1.5%..."This is great news if you're an...
This Story Gets It Right On Healthcare Errors
'It's never just one thing' that leads to serious error - Los Angeles TimesThis is a stunning headline, it's pretty amazing (in a good...
