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.
Carnival of Lean Leadership #4
Evolving Excellence: Carnival of Lean Leadership #4Every few weeks, the Evolving Excellence blog does a great compilation of lean blog links and articles. ...
The Government to Regulate ‘Lean’ Labels?
WSJ.com - FDA Weighs Plan To Let More Foods Wear 'Lean' LabelsThis article might not be about what you think, if you just read...
A Frustrated Lean Guy, You Have to Read This
My friend and his former company have to remain anonymous, but I really laughed (although this isn't ha-ha funny, I really empathize with him)...
Bad Visual Controls Example: Drug Store
From a trip to a national drugstore chain. I was looking for razor blades, that was it. I walked in the front door and...
Doron Levin on Overproduction
Bloomberg.com: Bloomberg Columnists: Doron LevinAnother good column by Doron Levin. "Overproduction" is considered to be one of the "8 Types of Waste". ...
Kitchen Kaizen — The Coffee Pot
I'm working from home this week and have a bit of a "kitchen kaizen" kick, as evidenced by my "lean oatmeal" post.
Last Christmas, I...
Project Kaizen: Quick & Easy Kaizen
Today's topic for the Project Kaizen group blogging effort is the idea of applying "quick and easy kaizen" to a project setting."These are improvements...
Project Kaizen: "Workstream" Kaizen
Today's topic for the Project Kaizen group blogging effort is kaizen for a "workstream." We'll look at making improvements across a subset of...
Avoiding Unclear Buzzwords
Hi blog readers. I got some feedback from one visitor that said, "I'd like more explanation of articles you link to & more...
More on the Toyota Cost/Profit Model
Evolving Excellence: Its About Cost, Stupid!Great post here by Bill Waddell about the Toyota "Profit/Cost" model ofProfit = Price - Cost. He elaborates...
Project Kaizen: Improving Workgroups
Today's topic for the Project Kaizen group blogging effort is kaizen for a "workgroup," with that being defined as "making improvements for sub-team members...
Kitchen Lean: Standardized Oatmeal?
I'm often challenged by people (including my wife sometimes), "why don't you apply lean concepts at home, Mr. Lean?" I haven't shadowed my kitchen...
