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.
Teaching the Toyota Way
The 'Toyota Way' Is Translated for a New Generation of Foreign Managers - New York TimesHere's a very good article from the NY Times,...
Defining Defects
Flawless products no one wantsThis was sent by my old colleague Darren, a lean guy from Phoenix. He didn't add any commentary, but...
"Good Paying Jobs" for Michigan?
Visteon to build local plantNot sure if I understand my home state's strategy here, as the governor says:"The company's investment in Highland Park will...
Paranoid Dangers of Lean
SurvivalBlog.comClick on the link above if you, ahem, want to read about how "just in time" inventory is jeopardizing us all (warning: major...
"Sheepwalking"
Seth's Blog: SheepwalkingExcellent reading from Seth Godin. If we're a lean organization, we don't want a bunch of "Sheepwalkers" hanging around.Seth defines it...
Kaizen or "Greedy"?
Toyota sweats U.S. labor costsAnother article about the report that was taken from a Toyota computer, this time focused on Toyota's concerns about rising...
Dell Hires Lean Guy From Selectron
ARNnet - Dell hires Solectron CEO, forms operations groupA frequent theme of mine is that Dell should not be lumped into the category of...
Scapegoating Toyota?
Toyota fears U.S. backlash over gains (Detroit Free Press article)
I tend to fall on the side of those who think the "Detroit Three" are...
Kaizen for Web Pages
Economist's View: Hal Varian: Kaizen, That Continuous Improvement StrategyHere is a good lean piece from an unlikely source: an economist!Hal Varian (via the...
Reactions to Standardized Work
Food for thought: When working with the concept (or practice) of Standardized Work in my lean experience, it's always been in context of...
Nissan Helps Hospitals Too
Nissan News | Nissan's 'shot in the arm' for healthcare sectorIt's not just Toyota working with the Toyota City hospital or GM helping the...
An Open-Access Doctor’s Office
Business Week Article
Here's a good story about how some doctors offices are trying to reduce backlogs and appointment delays, by adopting lean and operations...
