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.
The Cost of Unsold Uniform Inventory
ESPN - Jersey change too costly for Raiders WR Porter - NFL
Bad news for Oakland Raider Jerry Porter:
The Oakland Raiders receiver said Wednesday he...
Everyone’s Job is To Do Things Better?
Seth's Blog: "It's always like this"Seth Godin has an example of chronic waste and poor planning at New York's Javits Convention Center. He,...
Workstudy Software
We had a similar post/discussion before about software for Value Stream Mapping. Now, I'd like to ask/survey the blog audience about software for work...
Excessive CEO Pay Disrespects Employees
Hundreds of CEOs top $8.3M pay mark - USATODAY.com:This isn't exactly "news" or at least anything new. Excerpt from the article:"CEO pay isn't...
Software Development, Kanban in Action
Kanban in ActionHere's a nice example of applying Kanban to a software development process, from David J. Anderson's "Agile Management Blog." Has anyone...
Calling for Guest Bloggers
If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know that, while I'm the Lean Blog founder, I'm not the only poster. ...
Making the Numbers
Freedom from Command & Control: Rethinking Management for Lean Service
Here is a fascinating post from John Seddon at his website www.lean-service.com (link is dead)...
New "Lean Printing" Blog
Lean PrintingTom Southworth has often commented here as "LeanPrinter." He now has his own blog focusing on applying Lean methods to the printing...
"Worker Productivity"
Worker productivity weaker than first thought | Reuters.comI heard this phase listening to Marketplace on the way home, I've heard it many times in...
The Appeal of Closed Cabinets and Doors
Relatively short post here, hopefully will prompt discussion and comments.People are typically very fond of their closed off storage spaces in workplaces (ranging from...
When is Complex worse than Simple?
Complexity Creep: BMW's Electronic "Dipstick" Causes Oil Grief - JalopnikThanks to blog reader Marc for sending this along. Technology for the sake of...
Suppliers: GM better, rivals not
Detroit News ArticleGM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their "beat up the suppliers" approach to supply chain management. Here's some...
