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.
Lean TVs in Mexico?
Sharp takes a gamble on new TV plant in Mexico - USATODAY.comGood article in the USA Today today. Sorry for the redundant redundancy...
“Beat Down On Them”
As I thought about this post earlier, with the employee quote about being beaten down, I had a flashback to my time at GM,...
Look at the Root Cause, NWA Management
NWA puts an emphasis on serviceI saw this article in the Detroit paper when connecting on a Northwest Airlines flight today. My flight...
Real Nice "Boondoggle" Posts
Got Boondoggle? - MainIt's nice to see Mike Wroblewski posting actively on his blog again, after about a month away. ...
Xerox’s Reusable Paper
Xerox's Reusable Paper (TreeHugger)I saw this featured in Time as one of their inventions of the year. I've seen "digital paper" before, but...
Hospital Safety, Quality and Advertising
I was wondering the other day about hospital advertising that you might see in your community (TV ads, billboards, newspaper ads). With the focus...
"Heightened Vigilance" is Not Enough
The Sun Chronicle Online - OpinionA medical error was in the news this week, a teacher was mistakenly given an insulin shot instead of...
"Bubble Busters" Busted
El Paso Times - Bubble Busters say farewellHere's what would otherwise be a nice story about employees working together on kaizen (continuous improvement). ...
How Would a "Lean Grouplet" Work?
The Google Way: Give Engineers Room - New York TimesI thought this was an interesting article about change management in a professional environment, Google....
Automotive Overproduction Comparison
How GM Handles a Hit: Build Fewer - WSJ.comWelcome to new readers from the MoneyCentral MSN blog. To explore more about "Lean," visit the...
That Bad Leader Still Got Paid $46M a Year
Merrill Lynch ousts CEO O'Neal - Boston.comI don't pretend to know the first thing about investment banking other than it's a lucrative career. ...
NHL Backing Off like the NBA Did?
B's seek more offensive firepower - BostonHerald.com:Is the NHL starting to go back on their revolutionary uniforms that players started complaining about before the...
