What Does it Mean if Your LinkedIn Profile Views Are Down 10% From Last Week? Mark Graban Oct 8, 2020 2 Blog 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!-->…
Starbucks Risks Getting Burned on the Metrics Rollercoaster Mark Graban Feb 6, 2020 1 Blog Shout out and hat tip to Dan Markovitz for his excellent blog post: "WHEN LEADERS TORTURE THEIR EMPLOYEES" !-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
How We Can Easily Miss Signals in Our Metrics When We Rely on Red / Green Analysis Mark Graban Sep 30, 2019 2 Blog In many organizations, leaders rely on red / green color coding to evaluate metrics. They often see a single data!-->…
Podcast #347 — Brad Parsons, Hospital CEO & Co-Author of… Mark Graban Sep 9, 2019 0 Interviews Our guest today for Episode 347 is Brad Parsons, the CEO of NEA Baptist, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. NEA Baptist!-->!-->!-->…
Measures of Success Related to “Measures of Success” Workshops Mark Graban Jul 1, 2019 4 Blog Each time I teach my "Measures of Success" workshop for Catalysis at one of their events, they give me feedback!-->…
A Strong Signal in the Number of Home Runs — and a Surprising Special Cause Mark Graban Jun 27, 2019 2 Blog It's been a busy few weeks for me with work travel and, blogwise, I'm winding down into a few weeks of "blog!-->!-->!-->…
Criticism of RAGs in the BMJ Mark Graban Jun 12, 2019 2 Blog In reviewing the excellent "Making Data Count" publication from NHS Improvement, I noticed some articles that they!-->…
Chernobyl: Data Without Context is Dangerous Mark Graban Jun 10, 2019 1 Blog I really enjoyed the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" that aired/streamed recently. You can watch it all now through HBO!-->…
Episode #2 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast on GE, Boeing, and More Mark Graban May 23, 2019 2 Lean Whiskey Mark and Jamie Jamie Flinchbaugh and I got a great response to the first episode of our new "Lean Whiskey"!-->!-->!-->…
Metrics Require More Than 2-Pointers or 3-Pointers: NCAA Men’s Hoops Final… Mark Graban Apr 9, 2019 3 Blog Two data points are not a trend. But, one data point can be a "signal" that a metric has changed enough to merit!-->…
Input Wanted: Figuring Out How to Price the Paperback Version of “Measures… Mark Graban Mar 7, 2019 12 Blog I'm going to think out loud here about book pricing for the paperback version of Measures of Success: React!-->…
Using Process Behavior Charts to Compare Organizations (Like VA Healthcare Sites) Mark Graban Dec 13, 2018 2 Blog As you might recall from an earlier post, I'm presented a free webinar on December 18 (hosted by KaiNexus) titled:…
Podcast #323 – Davis Balestracci on “Data Sanity” Mark Graban Nov 5, 2018 0 Interviews I first met Davis Balestracci at a conference a few years back, where I heard him give a very spirited and…
Look Out! Be Careful! That Chart is Out of Control!?! Mark Graban Oct 15, 2018 0 Blog Here's the latest cartoon collaboration with a skilled artist and medical assistant, Carrie Schurman (see past…
How Toyota Teaches a Japanese Hospital’s Doctors About TQM Mark Graban Sep 13, 2018 0 Blog Last week, I wrote about the influence of Total Quality Management (TQM) on Toyota -- in the past and the present,…
Video of My Lean Startup Week Talk on Distinguishing Signal from Noise in Metrics Mark Graban Apr 4, 2018 1 Blog Thanks to Eric Ries and the organizers for Lean Startup Week for allowing me to share video of my 15-minute talk…
Ratings for “The Oscars” Were Lower in 2018? Should We Ask Why or Look… Mark Graban Mar 8, 2018 3 Blog As I blogged about yesterday, things went well at the Oscars... or, at least, no errors were made in the…
Every Metric Has Variation – What Can We Learn from NCAA Football… Mark Graban Feb 21, 2018 0 Blog Last week, I saw a headline about a drop in NCAA college football attendance. I wasn't satisfied with the two…