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.
"Art of Lean" Website
Art of Lean FilesArt Smalley, author and lean consultant, has an excellent website with a lot of files and resources to download. I downloaded...
China’s Lean Journey
IndustryWeek : China's Lean JourneyHere's an eye-opening piece from " " online. I've heard similar reports from a number of people now,...
New! LeanBlog Message Board
Message Board Direct Link
Update July 2010 - I've shut this board down, see my blog post about this.
This is something I've wanted to try...
Womack and Shook Leadership Webinar
Here is an archived webinar with Jim Womack and John Shook, brought to us by the Lean Enterprise Institute, titled "Lean Management and the...
Overcoming Accounting Challenges in Lean Transformation: A Discussion on Lean Accounting...
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #8, an interview with Jim Huntzinger, the President of the Lean Accounting Summit.
In this Podcast, we will talk about the...
Survey for an IE Grad Student
(survey now closed, thanks if you particpated... will post results later)I received an email from a grad student in the Industrial Engineering department at...
WSJ Finds a Protected Industry
Sticks and Stones May Break Bones, But Warsaw, Ind., Makes Replacements - WSJ.comThis was the fourth and final part in the WSJ series "Still...
WSJ Finds Another U.S. Manufacturer
Few Hands, Many Hours - WSJ.comSorry for the delay in getting to Part 3 in the WSJ series that I like to call, "Hey,...
It Depends on What "Lean" Means
I received an email newsletter from APICS the other day, an email I question the central premise of. The email headline says:"A Lean...
Enterprise Shingo Prize Coming
Lean Insider - A New, Enterprise Shingo PrizeThis news comes via the new Productivity Press "Lean Insider" blog that has been ramping up. ...
Welcome to the Blog, David Meier
As you may know, if you're a regular Lean Blog reader, this isn't a solo venture. I'm happy to have other bloggers on...
Wiki for Standardized Work?
How to Fix a Broken Bicycle Chain - WikiHowHere is a WSJ article on WikiHow, printed today.Standardized Work is a core concept and a...
