Mark Graban

Mark Graban
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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.

`We’re not perfect, we know that"

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Bloomberg.com: OpinionPowerful stuff, an insight into the Toyota philosphy of continous improvement in the pursuit of perfection. Toyota has been catching heat for...

More on Lean Pittsburgh Hospitals

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Private Sector: Safe hospitals Here is another great overview of applying lean to hospitals, including a mention of the excellent DVD, "Good News... How Hospitals...

My First Year in Lean Healthcare: Personal Reflections and Lessons Learned

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I've been working with "lean healthcare" in my day job for about a year now. I'm giving a presentation on Friday about lean healthcare...

Your Value: Time or Accomplishments?

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I've seen/heard two very different views on valuing white collar employees this week. I'm making an assumption that most of the readers here on...

Podcast Follow Up: Kaizen Forms

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I received a follow up question after my first Podcast with Norman Bodek, about where to find a template or example of a kaizen...

DailyKaizen » Quote of the Week

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DailyKaizen » Quote of the WeekAnother great historical quote, check out their lean healthcare blog in the link above."Give so much time to...

Lack of CT Scan Error Proofing Leads to Death

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WOAI: San Antonio News - Woman Dies after Medical Mistake at CTRCAn 81 year-old woman died tragically after she was injected with 100cc of...

Jamie Flinchbaugh Audio Interview

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Odeo: 2006 Congressional Agenda, Lean Manufacturing, Auto Show- 01/22/06The link above is an interview that Jamie did with a radio station earlier this year.Jamie's...

How Going Lean Made Kell Better

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7/2006 - Graphic Arts MonthlyHere is a very positive sounding description of a lean effort in the packaging/printing industry. This is short on...

Why Do We Blame?

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Jetliner taking off at O'Hare barely clears 747 on runway | Chicago Tribune As a frequent flyer (I landed at O'Hare on Monday), and an...

Norm Bodek on Waste

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Society of Manufacturing Engineers:The link above is a new column written by our friend Norman Bodek (the guest for our first podcast) about the...

Building Near Your Customers

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Bloomberg.com: U.S.:Here is a great lesson in the lean/TPS concept of building near your customers, from an article about the upcoming Toyota San Antonio...
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