All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
Adapted from a post on LinkedIn When I was envisioning the daily themes in the #RootCauseRacism blog series, it was important to use my voice to bring attention to the current and future state of racial equity in Healthcare. I’m…
I’ve held many roles in my pharmacy career that has spanned seventeen years now. I’ve been in formal leadership roles for more than fifteen years out of those seventeen. I’ve worked in many places, doing many different types of work in…
“You can’t teach children of color and not stand up to the injustices against them!” YES! I thought as the words showed up in my social media feed. I immediately shared it as it spoke to me… but then I…
What do you do when you’ve clearly earned the win but you’re treated differently than everyone who won before you? Dr. Randal Pinkett and Dr. Jeffrey Robinson join me to talk through that question, from Randal’s refusal to share his…
I was excited. I was young-enough, studied-enough, passionate-enough. I knew that with the right staff, right curriculum, right strategies, right systems and with the right energy we could raise test scores to pass all the other schools in the state.…
Police brutality against Black people and Black Lives Matter brought racism back to the global agenda. People protest on the streets across the world and corporations find their voice and state their commitment to Inclusion and Equity. While it’s important…
Does our work promote a world of equity and opportunity, or does it perpetuate, directly or indirectly, the existing system which benefits from low wages, reduced benefits, limited opportunities, and white-focused “professional standards?” As professionals in continuous improvement, we operate…
Are you a business or an institution that is ready to move beyond a nicely worded statement about diversity, equity and inclusion? Here are two compelling reasons why businesses should start moving beyond a statement: 1. Changing demographics will drive…
I’ve been carrying around my original Back Pocket Reconciliation Plan for years now. Mine is on a pastel yellow square Post-it note. There are three handwritten lines on it: 1) Describe myself as a “white settler” 2) Acknowledge lands 3)…
Starting With the Grand-Daddies of Quality A few years back I developed a blog series titled, “The Grand-Daddies of Quality“– my goal was to delve deeply into our industry history, but what I discovered sent me on an entirely unexpected…
Those of us active in volunteer and community service value selflessness and sacrifice in service of others. We consider ourselves kind, caring and compassionate. Many of us are energized by the very thought of inspiring change in someone’s life or…
Change can be hard; especially for those of us who have always done things a certain way. As human beings, we are indeed creatures of habit. Even those of us who are adventurous and ambitious, we still find comfort in our…
