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.
Long-Term vs Short-Term in Sports
About a week ago, I heard ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd on my way to the airport. He was ranting about the stupid business...
Q&A With the Lean Dentist, Part 2
Here is a follow up to Part 1 of the recent Q&A I've facilitated with our friend, Dr. Bahri. Thanks to the blog...
My Visit with the Lean Dentist, Part 3
Click here for Part 1 and Part 2 of the series of posts about my visit to Dr. Sami Bahri, the "World's First Lean...
Q&A With the Lean Dentist, Part 1
Thanks again to Dr. Sami Bahri for hosting me last week. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 of my visit report, stay...
Are Errors Inevitable??
Huge Price Paid for Stupid, Careless Medical Error | TortdeformLots of discussion of the sad case of the mixed up laboratory specimens and Darrie...
Thanks Again to Our Sponsors
American LED-gible, Inc.American LED-gible (www.ledgible.com) manufactures many products that would be suitable for Lean environments, such as andon boards, counters, timers, and other electronic...
My Visit with the Lean Dentist, Part 2
Last Thursday, I had such an enjoyable visit to Dr. Sami Bahri's office. I was very impressed with the "Lean spirit" of Dr. Bahri...
Clearing out my "WIP"
It's time for another segment of "cleaning out the backlog," those articles I meant to blog about, but didn't get to. These are...
Innovation Report
Leadership and Innovation report - BlessingWhiteThe linked page has a research report on Innovation. Our friend Matthew May and I are both quoted...
Hospital Laboratory Mixups Will Happen Again, Unless…
'I don't want this to happen to anyone else'
This will happen again, unless the process is fixed. Lean can help. Please read on...
I heard...
New TWI Blog
TWI BlogSince it is "introduce you to new blogs day" apparently, here is a new blog focused on the Training Within Industry methodology. ...
My Visit with the Lean Dentist, Part 1
Here is a photo of me and Dr. Sami Bahri, the World's First Lean Dentist. I spent the afternoon at his office, observing...
