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.
BBC Radio Program on Lean Hospitals
BBC - Radio 4 - In BusinessCOMING MID 2008, A NEW BOOK ON LEAN HEALTHCARE - "Lean Hospitals: Improving Patient Safety, Quality, and Employee...
Understanding Lean: Differentiating Real Lean from ‘L.A.M.E.’ Practices
Many of the "anti-lean" stories I hear sound like descriptions of situations or methods that I would hardly describe as "Lean." There are many...
How About Partnership Instead?
New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won't Cut Prices - WSJ.comWah, the latest complaint from the "Detroit Three" (formerly known as the "Big Three")...
"Lean accounting is part of the management problem"?
Manufacturing Engineering December 2006I was sent the link to this article by Professor Thomas Johnson, noted author of books including Profit Beyond Measure. ...
Free Web Seminar on "TWI"
Wednesday, there is a free web seminar on the "Training Within Industry Program."Click here for the registration page.WEBINAR SPONSOR: SUPERFACTORY (www.superfactory.com) You've likely heard...
Poll: Most Companies Neglecting Employees
In the Lead - WSJ.comMaybe the whole Toyota notion of "respect for people" and developing employees is the real "secret" sauce that companies can't...
Expert Interview: Kevin Meyer on Driving Lean Transformation and Onshoring |...
The LeanBlog Podcast is back with episode #20, our guest is Kevin Meyer, the founder of Superfactory Ventures, which can be found at Superfactory.com....
My "GM Bashing" in the ChangeThis Manifesto
Some of you might have read my "ChangeThis" manifesto, "How Toyota Can Save Your Life... At The Hospital."I've gotten a lot of positive feedback...
"Gemba" Can Save Your Life?
Study Warns Of Desk Jockey Clot Danger - CBS NewsYou might have heard of "Deep Vein Thrombosis" and blood clots as being a health...
A Response to "Gemba, Schmemba"
Kent Blumberg: The Gemba - what it is and why leaders should careKent, a reader of and sometimes commenter on this blog, found a...
The "Waist" of Overproduction?
Restaurants Take Leadership Role with Portion ControlPardon the horrible joke there. One of the types of Waste, defined by lean manufacturing, is "overproduction,"...
Seth Godin’s Bad Toyota Experience
Seth's Blog: Good is not almost as good as greatOne of Toyota's weak links, at least in the U.S., has been their dealer customer...
