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 Year’s Greetings from Toyota’s President
A New Year's Greeting from Toyota President Katsuaki WatanabeInteresting message. Does anyone have comparisons of any "year ahead" messages from other automakers? It's refreshing...
Updated: Glenn Beck’s Surgery Gone "Horribly Awry"
This is compelling video (scroll down), radio and TV talk show host Glenn Beck, talking about his surgery gone "horribly awry" and how "phenomenally...
A Lean Hospital Story in Tennessee
Memphis Daily News - Le Bonheur's New Treatment-Speeding System Ups Productivity by 54 Percent - 12/11/2007Here's a news story about a hospital I know...
Funny Example of Overprocessing?
As I'm sort of watching the Orange Bowl (it's really just on in the background), a funny ad caught my eye. A guy comes...
A Glimpse Back to 1995
U.S. Big Three Trail Japan in Productivity - New York TimesSometimes, in the course of my reading and research, I stumble across something interesting...
TWI Job Instruction Method for Healthcare
TWI BlogThanks to Bryan for sending this along. The link above is to his site, which has a link to a PDF file that...
Would We Ever See This Today?
Even CEOs think CEOs are overpaid? - Yahoo! NewsFrom a recent survey:Sixty-four percent of top executives view CEO compensation as excessive, according to survey...
Standardized Work for an Airline
Can US Airways Pass Test of Time? - WSJ.com:Saw this about US Airways (LCC), an airline I used to fly a lot when I...
Testimonials and Reviews: What Experts Say About Lean Blog
A sampling of unsolicited quotes from readers:
"I read your blog on a periodic basis, and enjoy your insights."
- Management Engineer/Planning (Hospital System, Utah)
"I wanted...
New Year’s Lean Resolutions?
So, in a way, the whole concept of New Year's resolutions "batches up" improvement, which isn't a good thing. The start of a new...
God Forbid You Actually Listen to the Bottom 98%
Management Leaders Turn Attention to Followers - WSJ.com
This article caught my eye, this idea that someone other than top executives might actually have some...
On Blog Vacation through Dec 29
Best wishes to everyone for Christmas and the holiday season. I'm probably not going to post again until December 29 unless there's something really...
