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.
Let’s Do a Virtual Book Club on “Measures of Success”
Being in work from home mode, I alternate from thinking and writing about the current crisis and trying to figure out how to be...
Podcast #361 — Ask Docs Anything on Covid-19 / Coronavirus (Read,...
Episode #361 of the podcast is admittedly not about Lean, but it's an important topic that I think needs to be shared in these...
One Doctor’s Troubling Experiences in the Emergency Department [Covid-19]
I had a phone conversation yesterday with an emergency medicine physician after her shift at an unnamed hospital in an undisclosed state.
She had a...
Webinar Preview: Steve Kane on Coaching Strategies for Leaders
Today, I'm sharing a preview (in podcast and transcript form) of a webinar that Steve Kane, from Gemba Academy, will presenting on April 8th...
For Covid-19 Preparedness, Hospitals Need More Than Written Protocols
I've been thinking a lot about hospitals and how they're preparing for the expected tsunami of Covid-19 patients who will need ICU beds and...
Stay at Home: A Covid-19 Message from an E.R Physician, Greg...
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Greg Jacobson, MD is a practicing emergency room physician. He's a friend and trusted colleague and...
Podcast #360 — @LeahBinder of @LeapfrogGroup on Coronavirus Prep & #PatientSafety...
Returning for Episode #360 of the podcast is Leah Binder, the president and CEO of Leapfrog Group. We last talked four years ago in...
Episode #14 of “Lean Whiskey”: Coronavirus, Supply Chains, and Just-in-Time; Adding...
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In Episode 14 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh finish off another weekend by catching up, drinking whiskey, and talking shop.
In...
Happy Birthday, “Measures of Success” (The Paperback) — Reflections and More
I realize there's a lot of serious stuff taking place in the world... and that's weighing on my mind a ton, which is one...
Covid-19: Don’t Blame Toyota or “Just in Time” for Your Risky...
I normally love the public radio program "Marketplace" and have listened to it (on radio or as a podcast) for 15 years or so.
But,...
The Misleading Use of “YTD” Numbers to Evaluate Performance
In my travels, I see many organizations using Year-to-Date (YTD) numbers to evaluate performance. Some of it is in the context, at this moment,...
Podcast #359 — Alfred Angerer on Lean Healthcare in Switzerland
My guest for Episode #359 of the podcast is Prof. Dr. Alfred Angerer, joining me from Switzerland to talk about Lean healthcare.
I had a...
