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.

Dolphins Are Also Smart Enough to Game the System to Get...

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Oh, how I enjoyed this article a month ago when it was sent to me. It's from 2003, but it was new to me: Why...

Episode #425: Katie Anderson on Breaking the Telling Habit

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #425 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Katie Anderson, who is joining...

What Does Kaizen Suggest About How to Incentivize People to Submit...

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I received a question from a healthcare leader who had read about the "idea card" format and method that Joe Swartz and I shared...

The Simple, Cheap Improvement I Made to My iPhone MagSafe Charger

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When I first learned about "wireless" charging for devices like my iPhone, I was a skeptic. "How hard is it to connect a charging cable?,"...

Episode #424: Balaji Reddie, Founder of the Deming Forum of India

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #424 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Balaji Reddie, the founder of...

Is Bryce Harper a “Bust” This Season (2019)? Or is He...

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I'm updating this post with data from the past two seasons, especially since Bryce Harper is considered to be a stong candidate for the...

Auctioning “Healthcare Kaizen” for a Good Cause

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My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I were happy to donate a signed copy of our book, Healthcare Kaizen, to be part of a fundraising...

Episode #423: Laura Kriska, the First American Woman to Work at...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #423 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Laura Kriska, a Cross-Cultural Consultant...

A New Book (Enter to Win!) and an Upcoming Webinar by...

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Congratulations to my friend Karyn Ross on the release, today, of her new book: The Kind Leader: A Practical Guide to Eliminating Fear, Creating Trust,...

Episode #422: Brant Cooper on Being “Disruption Proof” in Pandemic Times...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #422 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Brant Cooper, appearing for the third time...

Happy First Birthday to the “My Favorite Mistake” Podcast

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My long-standing "Lean Blog Interviews" podcast recently celebrated its 15th birthday. That podcast is a teenager now. And, after a summer hiatus, I'll start...

Podcast Bonus Episode: John Shook, Revisited from 2009 on A3s &...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more We've been on hiatus over the summer here, so I've taken a look back at some...
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