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.
Announcing a New Book — A Playbook for Habitual Excellence: A...
I'm very excited that one of the projects that I've been working on over the past few months has come to fruition.
It's an eBook,...
John Toussaint, MD on Managing During Covid-19 Times & Beyond
Joining me for the ninth time on the podcast, for Episode #381, is Dr. John Toussaint, chairman of Catalysis. John is author or co-author...
Recording — A Special Panel Discussion on #RootCauseRacism
Thank you for reading this week's special #RootCauseRacism series.
Yesterday was the culminating event of the week, a panel discussion thatI moderated as part of...
Dr. Randal Pinkett & Dr. Jeffrey Robinson on “Black Faces in...
Today's episode, #380, is very special to me for a number of reasons. For one, it's part of the #RootCauseRacism series that Deondra Wardelle...
Why I’m “Handing Over” My Blog for the Week to #RootCauseRacism
You might have heard of a "social media takeover" where a brand with a large following gives control of their social media feed to...
Episode #18 of “Lean Whiskey”: Just the Two of Us, Islay...
In Episode 18, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh return to our tried and true format of "just the two of us", although that won't...
Join Me Tomorrow for a Panel Discussion on the “Future of...
Thanks to Keivan Zokaei and SA Partners for inviting me to be part of a webinar panel discussion that's being held tomorrow:
Future of CI...
Katie Anderson on “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn”
My guest for Episode #379, joining me for the fifth time, is Katie Anderson, author of the newly-released book Learning to Lead, Leading to...
Diversity on Conference Stages: Lessons from Lean Leaders Chris & Val...
Yesterday's podcast is admittedly very long (almost two hours), but it's a very important topic, and I appreciate the opportunity to have had this discussion...
The Intersection of Lean Transformation and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Joining me for Episode #378 are Christopher D. Chapman, Senior Lean Transformation Coach at Chapman Lean Enterprise, and Dr. Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, a social scientist, Associate...
When “Improvement” Makes Things Worse: Learning from Verschlimmbesserung
TL;DR: In Lean, even well-intended changes can backfire -- what Germans call verschlimmbesserung. Avoid it by testing ideas through PDSA, using data, and adjusting...
[Recording] Another Panel Discussion Webinar on Real Continuous Improvement in Virtual...
In June, I moderated a panel discussion webinar (as part of the KaiNexus series) on the theme of virtual improvement. You can view the...
