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.
Everyday Batch: Rental Car Shuttles
I know the airport isn't normally a bastion of lean, but the Albuquerque airport rental car shuttle bus stood out yeserday, in a bad...
How Many Clicks to Get Home?
I'm on the road alot, as a consultant. I'm flying home to Texas today, so I'm about to check out of the hotel...
Have We Found a Winning Bet?
After my "Shingo Investing" analysis last week, someone asked "what about the Industry Week Best Plants winners?"I conducted a similar analysis. Because the...
Bosses in love with claptrap…
The Observer | Business | Simon CaulkinHere's a provocative column from the UK.A few lean-type thoughts:"It's no use putting good people to work in...
Toyota Doesn’t Head to China?
globeandmail.com : Toyota heads to SimcoeToyota is investing $50M to build a parts plant in Ontario. This plant will supply parts to the...
Q&A with Jamie Flinchbaugh, Part 1
I'm pleased to present the latest in my Lean Thinker Q&A series, this time with Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of the recently-published book "The Hitchhiker's...
Shingo Winners "Control Their Destiny"??
News: 14 Companies Earn Shingo RecognitionI could believe it more if the Shingo people merely claimed that the prize rewarded local examples of some...
Shingo Prize Winning Books
Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceSo is the Shingo Prize more indicative of book quality than it is for lean company performance?Either way, congrats...
Nissan Plant "Worst in the U.S."
djournal.comTo those who like to lump all "Japanese" automakers into one category, here's some news on Nissan and their Mississippi plant that opened in...
Toyota to Increase "Build Where You Sell"
Chicago Tribune | Lafayette plant gets Toyota treatment"While General Motors and Ford are closing plants to reduce excess production capacity, Toyota will detail plans...
Shingo Investing: A Losing Bet
I've always wondered how you would do investing in Shingo Prize-winning companies. There is quite a bit of debate in the lean blog world...
Ford Stuck at side of road
Chicago Tribune | Stuck at side of road:Here is a mind-numbingly long article about Ford's problems."Ford, they say, suffers from years of short-term thinking...
