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.
Follow Ups to BIDMC
If you've been following any of the posts about healthcare, here are a few interesting follow ups.Following up on this post about Boston's Beth...
Former GM Chief Passes Away
Roger Smith, Former G.M. Chief, Dies - New York TimesRoger Smith passed away at age 82. While he was demonized by Michael Moore...
The New Style CEO?
C.E.O. Evolution Phase 3 - New York TimesIn this quote:Mr. "is disarmingly unpretentious," he added. "...he towers over other C.E.O.'s when it comes...
The Need for Clean Hospitals
Our Unsanitary Hospitals - WSJ.comThat's "Clean", not a typo of "Lean." Good column in the WSJ today by Betsy McCaughey, head of the...
Gary Convis on Lean Leadership
Role of Management in a Lean Manufacturing Environment
If you want to learn about the Toyota style of leading people, one of the best sources...
My At-Home Medical Mistake: Taking the Wrong Version of Day /...
I'm a bit mad at myself for inflicting some preventable human error on myself last night. It's OK, I didn't harm myself, but let...
"FEMA Does Not Reward Innovation"
AP News | The Columbia Daily TribuneHow's this for government bureaucracy? People got creative in trying to save money to restock the New...
Toyota’s All-Out Drive To Stay Toyota
Business Week ArticleI have a number of "Toyota is struggling" articles in the backlog to work through. Maybe I'll dump the rest of...
The Need for Lean at BIDMC
I read Paul Levy's blog every chance I get. He is the CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Although...
Boneheaded Design from Verizon
Verizon's new phones set off alarm when you dial 911This sort of smells like a "urban legend" or a tall tale, but this...
Womack on China Costs and Lean Healthcare
IndustryWeek : Thought Leaders -- Lean On Me (Full Transcript)IndustryWeek : Thought Leaders -- Lean On Me (Print Version)Other blogs, including Gemba Panta Rei...
Operational Solutions instead of Political Solutions
A new design for healthcare delivery - The Boston Globe
Good column here from Steve Spear (of "Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System"...
