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.
Year in Review: My Podcasts About Lean and More
It was a busy year for me in the podcast realm. I produced 33 "Lean Blog Podcast" episodes of interviews about the various aspects...
Year in Review: What are the 10 Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts...
Here are the ten most-read posts of the year, according to Google Analytics (popularity doesn't imply quality, but it's interesting to see what people are reading and sharing) -- data from July 1 through December 7.
It’s Been 25 Years Since Dr. Deming Passed Away
Today marks 25 years since W. Edwards Deming passed away in 1993. I remember sitting in a statistics class as an undergraduate at Northwestern University...
A Webinar About “Measures of Success” Case Studies [Recording]
As I blogged about in this series of posts, I presented a webinar yesterday that was hosted by KaiNexus.
You can register to view the...
Podcast #327 – Marc Rouppe van der Voort, Lean in Dutch...
My guest for Episode #327 of the podcast is Marc Rouppe van der Voort, Ph.D., who is joining me from Utrecht in the Netherlands....
Using Process Behavior Charts to Compare Red Bead Game “Willing Workers”...
This post is Part Three of a series on using Process Behavior Charts for snapshot comparisons (of individuals, departments, or organizations) instead of the...
Using Process Behavior Charts to Compare Knee Surgeons and Complication Rates
This post is a continuation of my last post that introduced the idea of using Process Behavior Charts (PBCs) for something other than time-series...
Using Process Behavior Charts to Compare Organizations (Like VA Healthcare Sites)
As you might recall from an earlier post, I'm presented a free webinar on December 18 (hosted by KaiNexus) titled:
How to Use Process Behavior...
My Embarrassing Sushi Mistake in Japan; Standardized Work, Leadership, and Mental...
I had a great time and learned so much as a guest of Honsha and their Executive Development Mission trip to Japan in October....
Podcast #326 – Katie Anderson on Lean Collaboration Within Healthcare and...
Joining me for the fourth time, here for Episode #326 of the podcast, is my friend and colleague Katie Anderson, a leadership coach, Lean consultant, speaker and writer from the San Francisco area. Hear our previous podcasts about visiting and living in Japan.
Today, we're talking about a number of topics related to learning and collaboration: Her upcoming book with Isao Yoshino, the local San Francisco Bay area AME consortium that she is leading, her next trip to Japan (which you can join), and more.
I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as we did.
Adventures in Self Publishing and Home Building
I released the eBook version of my book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More back on August 4th. It's available in Kindle, Apple...
Friday Night at the ER: Fun Learning Through a Tabletop Simulation
Actually being a patient in the emergency department is a learning experience, to say the least. I've done that twice in the past twelve months (two cases of really bad stomach flu with high fever). I don't recommend this if you can avoid it.
What I do recommend is an interactive learning experience called "Friday Night at the ER."
More about that in today's post...
