All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
While I was on vacation, the news (the BBC World Service, mainly) focused quite a lot on the BP oil spill in the gulf, including the world’s reactions to the problem. While it seems a bit uncouth to criticize our…
This is a cliche’ of bad process and bad information systems, but I actually received a paper check in the mail from Yahoo! for ZERO cents. ZERO dollars and ZERO cents. $0.00. I guess this is something that CEO Carol…
Listen: Episode #93 is a discussion with Jim Hearn, the Head of Lean and Six Sigma at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust. This discussion was found earlier online as part of the SixSigmaIQ.com podcast series on BlogTalkRadio, so thanks to…
Steven Bradt, a graduate student at the University of Manchester business school in the UK, is conducting PhD research and has this online survey, link is below. Please consider taking 15 minutes to fill it out. I have given Steven…
I’m back from vacation. My mind is still somewhat there after a full two weeks’ away, the longest vacation I’ve ever taken. It’s tough getting back on track (not to mention unburied from email after not really checking it). My…
Mark’s note: One more guest post, Andy Wagner following up his recent guest post, “Being the Change.” Each morning at work the day starts with a production meeting. That is where I get my list of fires to put…
Mark’s note: Today’s post is from a regular guest blogger and a friend of mine, Dan Markovitz – his regular blog can be found at his ‘Markovitz Consulting site. I saw Dan again a few weeks back at the Lean…
Mark’s note: Today’s guest blogger is Tim McMahon, who normally blogs at his called “A Lean Journey: The Quest for True North.” Tim has been a good friend of my blog and has been a frequently contributor to our…
Mark’s note: Today’s post is from a relatively new friend of my blog, introduced initially through our mutual friend, Jamie Flinchbaugh. Ankit Patel, today’s guest blogger, also shares with me former employment at Dell Computer Inc. I worked there so…
Today’s guest blogger is Joe Dager, of the site Business901. He’s a very active blogger and podcaster and he’s very active on Twitter (@Business901) as well. Joe also takes the step of turning the podcasts inteviews into free e-books, which…
Mark’s note: Yes, I’m still on vacation. I’m very thankful for my cadre of guest bloggers, including today’s guest, Jeff Hajek. Jeff is an active blogger at his site “Gotta Go Lean” and he is the author of the book…
Mark’s note: Liz Guthridge has been a previous guest blogger and you can view a short introductory video with her here. Today’s post, like most of her work, focuses on the concept of “Lean Communications,” hope you enjoy:
