All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
Here’s something new to try — a way of giving away a copy of my book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction. What percentage of Lean Blog readers are from the U.S. (or at least a U.S.…
Today’s post is an email written by Patrick M. Anderson, Executive Director of Chugachmiut, Inc., the Tribal consortium created to promote self-determination to the seven Native communities of the Chugach Region in Alaska. You might recall my two podcasts with…
Episode #9 is a new video discussion with Dr. Bahri, the “World’s First Lean Dentist” (see also Video Podcast #5). Today we talk about lessons he has learned from touring factories and why focusing on single piece flow is a…
Podcast #82 is another discussion with with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a pioneer in using Lean methods in the management of his dental practice. In this episode, he talks about what he’s learned…
A phrase I keep hearing more of in the Lean world, even at a few hospitals is that leaders want “everyone to be a problem solver?” Is this uniquely Lean? Depends on what you mean by “problem solving.”
On Twitter last week, Tom Peters wrote: This is the wrong premise – it’s not that doctors (and nurses, for that matter) aren’t smart or that they haven’t been taught that hand hygiene is important. The right question should be…
A few random thoughts from being on the couch all day Sunday, catching up on work and watching a bit of NFL football. One, a thought about Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and the “PDCA” cycle, the other about a pizza…
A year or two ago, I saw a hospital job posting for a Lean implementer. This hospital wanted every certification under the sun, including “Design for Six Sigma” (DFSS) certification. For what purpose, at a hospital, I have no idea.…
Here is a short video from Johns Hopkins Medicine, a member of the Healthcare Value Network, an effort I help facilitate through the Lean Enterprise Institute. This video is from the Johns Hopkins Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care.
This continues a series titled Leading Lean A-Z. This post is K: Be Kinetic. Did you ever have one of those days where you just wanted to put your feet up on your desk and breath in and out for…
It’s an honor to again contribute to John Hunter’s amalgamated Management Improvement Blog Carnival. The main page is located here. Ten bloggers are each selecting a few favorite posts from their favorite blogs to highlight. It’s quite a collection. Dan…
Podcast #81 is an interview with Rob Bryant, VP for Quality with CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation). In this podcast, we talk about how CSC, being outside of manufacturing, uses Lean in their business and for their customers. Rob shares some…
