All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
When I was in Sweden in late January, I had a chance to visit the Capio Saint Göran Hospital in Stockholm. I saw many amazing things, including Lean practices and culture. I haven’t taken the time to write about this yet,…
Our guest for Podcast #89 is Keith Russell, a Global Continuous Improvement Leader at AstraZeneca R&D. I met Keith at a recent Lean & Six Sigma conference for Pharma R&D where we both presented. Keith has substantial in-house R&D experience…
Recently, I was able to visit VIBCO, a Lean manufacturing company in Rhode Island. Company President Karl Wadensten is the host of “The Lean Nation” radio show. It was my third time visiting the factory in the last six months,…
TL;DR: Patient safety leader Lucian Leape’s critique appears less about Lean itself and more about “L.A.M.E.”–Lean As Misguidedly Executed. True Lean in healthcare prioritizes patient safety, quality, and respect for people; when those are missing, the problem isn’t Lean–it’s how…
I’m a bit hesitant to blog about a bad experience with a doctor’s office and waiting time. There are multiple “draft” posts I’ve started to write, left saved out there without being published, as it seems a bit like a…
Listen to my podcast with Nick One of my blog themes is the idea of “Like Lean” – practices that seem very much like the Lean philosophy and management system, but it’s not directly inspired by Toyota or Dr. Deming.…
I have strong ties and connections to the state of Michigan, growing up in Livonia, starting my career there in Livonia, and having my parents and many friends in the area, although I moved away in 1997. I was thrilled…
As Amazon’s Kindle has gotten more popular, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about when my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction, would be available on Kindle. I’m happy to say that, as of last week,…
Working at the Lean Enterprise Institute gave me an unexpected daily benefit: I finally got to use a simple office kanban system instead of just helping others design one. In past roles, I’d set up kanban in factories and hospitals…
In this post, I’m going to tell you about some upcoming Lean events I’m involved in – planning, producing, or participating. Eric Ries “Lean Startups” Webinar for LEI Shingo Prize Conference Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit I think these will all…
I wanted to share a few tidbits from one of my lean recruiter friends – Tim Noble of The Avery Point Group. First off is his annual study of the market for lean and six sigma jobs, this year titled…
Episode #88 is a conversation with a returning guest, Jim Baran of the firm Career Kaizen (he is @CareerKaizen on Twitter, also). In this podcast, Jim talks about a shift in his firm’s business model away from traditional recruiting…
