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.
More Cheese, I mean Lean, News from Badger Land
JS Online:Going lean brings long-term payoffsHere is a column written by John Torinus, the CEO of a Wisconsin company. They are still early...
An Encouraging Lean Example at United Airlines
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association union website
Ok, here's some positive balance after my crabby posts from earlier (the timing is right to dig this up...
Lean Tools Not Working In Pharma
Lean proves mean in drug manufacturingSigh, yet another attempt to say "lean doesn't apply in our industry." A survey of pharma companies shows...
Why Make It Hard to Buy?
Sigh, crabby mood... for those of you who don't like the "Crabby Mark" blog posts, here come a few today.It's often commented about here...
Mark On Another Podcast
PodcasterNews - Industry Report 9-12 Lean RoundtableMy LeanBlog podcast isn't about me spouting my opinions -- it's about me interviewing and having conversations with...
Some Poor Problem Solving
More travel adventures... I woke up this morning and got into the shower. I was surprised that the soap and shampoo...
Tour a Lean Hospital – Grand Rapids MI
AME - The Association For Manufacturing Excellence. WelcomeHere is a chance to tour Saint Mary's Health Care, in Grand Rapids Michigan, via the AME....
Who are the Lean Success Stories?
Question for the blog readers:Who are the great lean companies? Don't give me a list of Shingo Prize winners. Don't tell us who...
Reducing Waste and Improving Efficiency in Manufacturing: Insights from Jamie Flinchbaugh
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #5, with a new guest: Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean. In this Podcast, we talk about the...
A Japan Tour "Boondoggle"
Got Boondoggle?: Japan Day 1 - Toyota Motor KyushuBoondoggle indeed, Mike! I am really looking forward to reading more of Mike's posts from...
A Factory on a "Diet"?
Aero-News Network: Columbia Aircraft Puts Bend Factory On A DietRead the article and answer me this: did Columbia Aircraft have this bass-ackwards? ...
Another Shingo Prize for the Army
The Herald-Mail ONLINECongratulations to the Letterkenny Army Depot for winning its second Shingo Prize for lean excellence."David Gress, the division chief for the Ground...
