All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
The other day, I had an external hard drive completely fail. I lost the last 10 days’ worth of data. That wasn’t supposed to happen. I had protections and backups in place… yet something still went horribly wrong. If you…
In Episode 21, Mark and Jamie return to our regular casual format of open discussion over a drink, this time joined by Tom Ehrenfeld, well known to the Lean community for his writing and editorial work with the Lean Enterprise…
My guest for Episode #389 is Elisabeth Swan. She is the co-author of The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit and co-host of the Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast. As her bio says, she’s “been helping people successfully build their problem-solving muscles for over 30 years,…
Back in August, I handed over my blog to Deondra Wardelle for the week and that became the #RootCauseRacism series. I’m proud of how those blog posts (and webinar) turned out. I bought the domain name rootcauseracism.com and I told…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… Healthcare — Creating Value for Patients A nurse who was disciplined for using Facebook to criticize a health care system that cared for her grandfather has won an appeal after a 5-year…
My guest for Episode #388 is my friend Michael Lombard. I first met Michael when he lived in the DFW area and first got into healthcare. He has been a Lean facilitator / coach in numerous healthcare organizations and has…
The average NFL score is around 44-46 total points per game — but that number hasn’t always been stable. Has scoring truly surged, or are fans reacting to short-term noise? TL;DR: NFL scoring trends reveal a real system shift–not just…
Since I’ve started two new podcast series during the pandemic, it’s been admittedly a little chaotic about what gets published when. It was probably a mistake to not have a predictable schedule for each. I’ve been recording so many great…
I say it a lot, but two data points are not a trend. I didn’t invent that idea, of course, but I’ve tried to help leaders and organizations stop reacting to every up-and-down in a metric through the methods I…
TL;DR After devastating 2020 wildfires blanketed Oregon vineyards in smoke, Native Flora Winery resisted quick judgments or panic decisions. Instead, the owners tested, learned, and experimented–prioritizing quality standards and long-term reputation over short-term financial pressure. Their response mirrors Lean thinking:…
My guest for Episode #387 of the podcast is Seán Paul Teeling, who joins us from Dublin, Ireland. He is the Programme Director for the Professional Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Lean Healthcare at UCD Health Systems. Seán Paul is…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… Healthcare — Creating Value for Patients Why did Covid overwhelm hospitals? By trying to “over-optimize” for years. The Wall Street Journal reports on the years-long drive for efficiency that made our systems vulnerable…
