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.
NASCAR Videos for Lean?
Blog reader Bill wrote and asked:I was reading your blog and was wondering if you can tell where I can find short ...
"Bureaucratic Morass"
Wonder Land - WSJ.com:Reading up on the continuing Walter Reed situation (my earlier post on the subject), I saw this in the WSJ this...
Lean and MD’s, Defining "Value"
DailyKaizen ยป What the patient is willing to pay forHow about this for a circular (almost) network of blogs? I'm linking to...
The Old "New Manufacturing Challenge"
By Jean Cunningham:I am just re-reading a book that I read at the beginning of my lean journey in 1992. It is The...
Have Advice for This Guy?
Lean in the Folding Box EnvironmentHere was a post on the LeanBlog Message Board, thought it was worth sharing to see who has feedback:"Cartonhead"...
Is "Genchi" Taken?
If you follow the blogs, you know Gemba Research (consulting, publications, and the excellent "Gemba Panta Rei" blog.I saw a press release today for...
Lean Accounting Resources
By Jean Cunningham: The topic of Lean Accounting has been getting quite of bit of interest the last few months. The Institute of...
Mississippi Learns The Toyota Way
djournal.com: Understanding ToyotaHere's an article from Mississippi, home of the next Toyota plant. A newspaper did a pretty good job with...
Oh No! "Lean for Dummies"
Tip of the hat to Jon Miller for finding this first. I have to chime in.
I'm sure a lot of us have joked...
Toyota #2 on Fortune’s "Most Admired"
Toyota: America's Best Car Company - March 19, 2007Toyota is the only foreign-based company in the FORTUNE top 10 "America's Most Admired Companies."Good article,...
Correcting a GM Assembly Line Story – Did GM Cars Really...
In the past, I've referenced a story I had heard about a GM plant in 1980's where the "completed" vehicles went to one of...
Leadership Means Being Aware
The Courier News :: News :: Walter Reed 'failed'
You may have read or seen reports about the poor conditions for injured soldiers at Walter...
