Mark Graban

Mark Graban
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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.

"Theory of Restraints"???

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San Diego Business JournalI'll assume the reporter misquoted the commanding officer and that he actually said "Theory of Constraints" (ala Goldratt) rather than the...

Bad Systems in the News: Not the Worst "Oops" Possible with...

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The Lean Thinker ยป What Nukes?I had been mulling over trying to do a post on this story since the original story broke...

Reader Question: Managing Suggestions

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Here is a question from a Lean Blog reader, posted with permission. Here's something to chew on with your Monday morning coffee. ...

Toyota marks 50 years in U.S.

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This month marks a pretty significant milestone, 50 years since Toyota first started selling cars in the U.S. A collection of articles:Toyota marks 50...

New Shingo Book out Nov 1

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Kaizen & the Art of Creative Thinking: EnnaI just had a nice conversation with Norman Bodek, which I'll be turning into a series of...

Never Too Old for Lean

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Chambersburg Public Opinion - 150 years: TB Wood's: Chambersburg's oldest manufacturer:I don't mean "too old" in terms of people, I mean for an "old...

Lean at PACCAR

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PACCAR Achieves Solid Third Quarter Sales and Profits:Lean success at PACCAR, from their quarterly announcement:"Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Add Savings and Increase Capacity...

How (One) CEO Works, or "How I Selfishly Endanger Others"

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In the October 29, 2007 issue of FORTUNE, there is their weekly "How I Work" segment that profiles and/or glorifies an executive. This...

What if Roger Penske *Had* Run Chrysler?

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Roger Penske adds the Smart car to his $17B empire - Oct. 5, 2007Good article here about businessman Roger Penske. I didn't realize...

Corporate Birthday Greetings

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Today is my birthday, as Rob pointed out in a comment a few days back (thanks to "social networking" sites that I've shared that...

How Toyota Became #1, and Will Again

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I've mentioned this book before, coming out Nov 1, it's called How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company.I had...

L.A.M.E. Strikes in Virginia

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General Dynamics workers laid off - SWVAToday.comIt's been a while since a Lean As Mistakenly Executed (L.A.M.E.) sighting. Or, in other words, stuff...
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