David Meier’s “Favorite Mistakes” at Toyota and His Distillery Mark Graban Aug 15, 2021 0 Blog I don't always share new episodes of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast with you here, but when I do... it's a Lean!-->…
What Were the 10 Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts of the First Half of 2021? Mark Graban Jul 1, 2021 0 Blog Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2021. And for listening to podcasts... oh so many podcasts. I!-->!-->!-->…
What Were the 11 Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts of the Second Half of 2020? Mark Graban Dec 17, 2020 0 Blog Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2020. When I posted the top 10 most-read posts from the first half!-->!-->!-->…
Anti-Racism: A River WE Must Cross Elisabeth Swan Aug 9, 2020 6 Blog Starting With the Grand-Daddies of Quality Elisabeth Swan A few years back I developed a blog series titled,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: July 17, 2020 Ryan McCormack Jul 17, 2020 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Virginia!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Thoughts From Lean Thinkers on Coping with the Coronavirus Crisis Mark Graban Apr 7, 2020 0 Audio Thanks to Elisabeth and the team at GoLeanSixSigma.com for inviting me to contribute some thoughts in this piece: !-->!-->…
Toyota as a “People Development Company” Mark Graban Jan 14, 2019 29 Audio When I had the chance to go back to Japan last October with Honsha, there was a big focus on what the former!-->…
My Embarrassing Sushi Mistake in Japan; Standardized Work, Leadership, and Mental… Mark Graban Dec 12, 2018 5 Blog I had a great time and learned so much as a guest of Honsha and their Executive Development Mission trip to Japan!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 23, 2018 Ryan McCormack Nov 23, 2018 0 Mixtape Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Hospitals have been collecting patient complaint data for decades,!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Reviews of “Measures of Success” – I’m Appearing on… Mark Graban Sep 21, 2018 0 Blog Today, I'll be appearing live as a guest on the live internet show "Quality Digest Live." You can watch live at 2…
The WSJ Overgeneralizes about The “Japanese Model,” Not All Companies… Mark Graban Feb 8, 2018 5 Blog Not all Japanese companies are the same. "Lean isn't easy" if you're a Japanese company. Toyota has created…
What Were the 10 Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts of the First Half of 2017? Mark Graban Jul 5, 2017 0 Blog Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2017! It's been an interesting year on the blog, as usual, and I…
The 2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit (#HCSummit17) Begins Mark Graban Jun 6, 2017 0 Blog This week, I'm in Palm Springs for the annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on…
Reasons Why Lean Wouldn’t Always Be Easier Just Because You’re in… Mark Graban Nov 18, 2016 0 Blog Facebook is reminding me that it was four years ago this week that I made my initial study trip to Japan with…
“Practicing Lean” Excerpt – Lessons from Japan Mark Graban Feb 12, 2016 1 Blog I've recently updated the eBook Practicing Lean to include a new ninth chapter, submitted by Samuel Selay. Other…
5S: The Good, the Bad, and the Extreme in Japanese Hospitals Mark Graban Sep 21, 2015 6 Audio My two previous trips to Japan have been incredible experiences, both personally and professionally. I'm planning…
On Vacation Through July 15 – Here’s Some Recommended Reading &… Mark Graban Jun 30, 2015 0 Blog It's time for vacation, which means two weeks away from the blog. There is a physical vacation taking place, to…