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.
New Giveaway Contest: Win a “My Favorite Mistake” Mug!
Want to have a chance to win one of these snazzy "My Favorite Mistake" coffee mugs?
It's the perfect vessel for your coffee or tea......
Amy Edmondson on How to Really Learn From Failure and Mistakes
The main recurring theme in the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast series is learning from mistakes. I've been trying to do more reading on this...
Blaming “Human Error” Isn’t an Excuse for Wasting 500 Doses of...
During this "let's try to get people vaccinated" phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost every article that I've seen about the vaccine and its...
Responding to a One-Sided Article That Trashes Lean in Healthcare [Updated]
I was planning on easing into the holidays, staying safe and healthy at home, trying to be thankful and appreciative for all that I...
Episode #23 of “Lean Whiskey”: Finishing 2020 with Kentucky Bourbon, Eggnog,...
In Episode 23, Mark and Jamie return to finish out 2020, this time joined by Kentucky native Deondra Wardelle, so naturally Kentucky bourbon is...
What Were the 11 Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts of the Second...
Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2020.
When I posted the top 10 most-read posts from the first half of the year, things...
What Do These Healthcare Leaders Mean by “Habitual Excellence?”
I post here a lot about my most recent podcast series, "My Favorite Mistake," but my first pandemic podcast project was a collaboration with...
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Note: After doing so for the first 25 episodes, I'm going to stop cross-posting all of the episodes here to LeanBlog.org. I'll post about...
Mourning and Remembering My Time With Kaizen Mentor, Norman Bodek
I was incredibly saddened today to hear that Norman Bodek passed away yesterday in Japan, where he had recently moved with his wife, Noriko.
Norman...
New eBook — Lasting Impact: Leaders Share Lessons From Paul O’Neill
As I blogged about back in August, the team at Value Capture released an eBook that was built around transcripts of speeches by the...
Michael Parent on Lean Six Sigma in HR and Talent Acquisition
My guest for Episode #395 is Michael Parent. He is Managing Director of his firm Michael Parent Consulting Services and he is a Lean Six...
A Surprising and Extraordinary Master Class in Non-Lean Management – WKRP...
Last Thursday, I re-watched a classic episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati."
Yeah, I'm old enough that this is a show I watched as a kid....
