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.
A Lean Guy Gets Vaccinated at Dodger Stadium
This past year, due to Covid, I wasn't able to be on site with a healthcare organization for 359 days. That's almost a full...
Lean Whiskey #26: The Accidental St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, and Discussing...
In Episode 26, we accidentally celebrate St. Patrick's Day with some Irish whiskey, lightly mourn some NCAA March Madness losses (or absences, and Jamie...
Ivan Zakharenkov, DVM on Using Lean to Address Burnout in Veterinary...
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My guest for Episode #406 is Dr. Ivan Zakharenkov, he's a doctor of veterinary medicine and...
Interviewed by Doctors on the “Connecting the Dots” Podcast
I'd like to thank my friend Skip Steward for inviting me to be a guest on his podcast called "Connecting the Dots." The podcast...
What Does Lean Mean to Healthcare Professionals? What Should it Mean?
tl;dr summary: Lean isn't just efficiency... it's safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale. People often misunderstand that -- they don't know or they were...
A Kata Geek in the Communities: Deondra Wardelle
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My guest for Episode #405 is Deondra Wardelle, CEO of her own company and one of...
Covid Testing, Treatment, and Vaccination at Cleveland Clinic: Nate Hurle
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My guest for Episode #404 is Nate Hurle, a Senior Director of Enterprise Continuous Improvement...
Some Recent Episodes of “Habitual Excellence” and “My Favorite Mistake”
Today, I'd like to share some recent episodes from these two podcast series...
Habitual Excellence
Here are some of the latest episodes from this podcast that...
Jumping to Solutions: A Hard Habit to Break
Here is an article I first published on Linked seven years ago this week. This is lightly edited and updated.
We've all seen it...
A Dutch Engineer Now Working in Lean Healthcare: Arnout Orelio
My guest for Episode #403 is Arnout Orelio, author of the book Lean Thinking for Emerging Healthcare Leaders: How to Develop Yourself and Implement...
Being Logical and Kind When a Mistake is Made
In this post, I'm going to share some reflections from one of my workplaces, some things that occurred last week. I'm going to be...
Lean Whiskey #25: Peaty Scotch, Working from Home, and Misunderstood Lean...
In Episode 25, Jamie Flinchbaugh and Mark Graban welcome a guest to our show, with Jim Benson joining us. Jim has been a long-time...
