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 Hospitals Survey
In support of the book I am writing, I am conducting a survey of Hospital organizations and their views and experiences with Lean. ...
Bad Systems in the News: Northwest
NWA blames pilot absences: Detroit Free PressUpdated: NWA calls back all its pilots as cancellations mountIn another example of media/management blaming, Northwest Airlines...
Not Cutting Their Way to Greatness
CEO's cost cuts feared too steepRadio Shack's best days are long behind them, apparently (that's not exactly breaking news). The most recent CEO,...
Lean Success in Michigan
Hiring, new floor plan help spur manufacturer - MLive.comHere's a story about a small Michigan manufacturer that is using Lean as part of their...
Bad Systems in the News: NBA
Last week, I saw a number of news stories that caught my eye, non-manufacturing stories about systems (or lack thereof) and blame. What do...
LeanBlog Podcast #28 — Norman Bodek on the First Anniversary of...
LeanBlog Podcast #28 features our friend and frequent guest, Norman Bodek, noted lean author, consultant, and President of PCS Press. This also celebrates the...
Bad Systems in the News: Detroit Public Schools
I've fallen behind in my blogging the past few days, but I'll be back on track. I saw a number of news stories...
Reader Question: Role of a Company President?
Since we've been talking about leadership and Lean, it's coincidence that I got this email from a reader. I'll let the blog readers...
New Sponsor: LeanSupermarket.com
I'd like to welcome a new sponsor, the Lean Supermarket (www.leansupermarket.com). It's a startup online store that offers a wide range of supplies...
Let’s Try a "5 Whys" Survey
Following up on the LEI survey that was released and discussed here, I've been talking with a few folks offline about what the "root...
“No fault, just an accident”
Explosions rock downtown Dallas | Latest News | WFAA.com
Working from home with this news on in the background, the massive gas cylinder explosions at...
Survey Blames Blame for Lean Struggles
The LEI is out with their annual survey (pdf) about our ongoing struggles implementing Lean, with articles (reprinting the press release) and blog posts...
