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Kaiteki: The Japanese Philosophy Behind Motivated Employees and Lean Success

Mark Graban - June 5, 2025

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Are Japanese Hospitals More Lean? What Global Healthcare Leaders Can Learn from Visiting...

Mark Graban - June 4, 2025

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Lean Isn’t About Cutting Heads — It’s About Growing People

Mark Graban - June 3, 2025

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“It’s Not Because They’re Japanese”: What Lean in Japan Really Teaches Us

Mark Graban - May 27, 2025

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Inside the Lean Healthcare Accelerator Experience: Japan Insights with Dave Fitzpatrick

Mark Graban - May 13, 2025

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The Path to Patient Safety in Japan (or Elsewhere): Reporting Problems,...

Mark Graban - January 21, 2020 1

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Why are Factories in Value Stream Maps Drawn That Way? What’s...

Mark Graban - December 17, 2019 0

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Making People and Making Things – in Japan or Mr. Rogers’...

Mark Graban - December 2, 2019 1

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Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen

Mark Graban - June 11, 2019 2

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Toyota as a “People Development Company”

Mark Graban - January 14, 2019 29

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My Embarrassing Sushi Mistake in Japan; Standardized Work, Leadership, and Mental...

Mark Graban - December 12, 2018 5

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Why Would You Go Back To Japan? Haven’t You Been There,...

Mark Graban - October 30, 2018 2

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Should This Japanese Hospital React to a Dip in Kaizen Submissions?

Mark Graban - May 15, 2018 5

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Small Kaizen Improvements in a Japanese Hospital Pharmacy

Mark Graban - May 8, 2018 1

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“So why are you here in Japan?” Kaizen, Popularity, Fads, and...

Mark Graban - March 14, 2018 0

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Following the Rules in Japan: Lean, Sushi, and Otherwise

Mark Graban - March 12, 2018 0

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What Books on #Lean and TPS Are Sold at the Toyota...

Mark Graban - February 26, 2018 2

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Mark Graban on Reasons Why Lean Wouldn’t Always Be Easier Just Because You’re in JapanJune 6, 2025

Thanks for commenting. From my understanding, there are Japanese culture advantages and there are also challenges. I think you're right…
Mark Welch on Reasons Why Lean Wouldn’t Always Be Easier Just Because You’re in JapanJune 6, 2025

I remember from Liker and Hoseus’ book Toyota Culture that, among other cultural traits shown in a longitudinal study, two…
Mark Graban on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025

I suspect they think of control charts as a "manufacturing quality" tool, the way GM did even back in 1995…
Eric Budd on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025

Mark, Yes. That is my understanding as well. They used control chart many years ago and I believe still teach…
Mark Graban on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025

Well said, Eric. I haven't seen evidence in my travels of Toyota using Process Behavior Charts for their metrics, though.

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