Lean in Mental Healthcare with Sunil Khushalani, MD and Antonio DePaolo, PhD Mark Graban Jan 11, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #435 of the Lean Blog!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Webinar: Leadership for Equity and Engagement (For Vaccinations and Beyond) Mark Graban Dec 6, 2021 0 Blog Recently, I hosted and moderated a presentation / panel discussion webinar with a team from Legacy Health, a!-->…
Some Recent Posts I Wrote (and Podcasts) for the Value Capture Blog Mark Graban Nov 22, 2021 0 Blog As part of my affiliation with the firm Value Capture, I've been writing on their blog. Here are some recent!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 19, 2021 Ryan McCormack Nov 19, 2021 1 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Rather than Blaming Employees, Managers Must Take Responsibility for Problems… Mark Graban Jul 29, 2021 4 Blog Eight years ago today, I published a piece originally on LinkedIn as part of their "Influencers" series: !-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
In Memoriam: “Lean Blog Interviews” Podcast Guests Who Have Passed… Mark Graban Jul 27, 2021 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more During our summer hiatus from releasing new!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
When It’s Easier to Distort the System Than it is to Improve It: Baseball… Mark Graban Jul 8, 2021 2 Blog I'm often reminded of what the late Peter Scholtes would write or say (often repeated by W. Edwards Deming), where!-->…
When the CEO is Leading the Health System Transformation, Great Things Can Happen Mark Graban Jun 10, 2021 0 Blog You might not be a regular listener of the Habitual Excellence podcast, presented by Value Capture (and hosted by!-->…
Some Lean and Leadership Thoughts From Inauguration Day Mark Graban Jan 21, 2021 4 Blog Here, I wanted to share a few thoughts and ideas from yesterday's inauguration ceremony... First off, stealing!-->!-->!-->…
Hide Oba Discusses His Legendary Father, Toyota’s Hajime Oba Mark Graban Jan 20, 2021 3 Interviews Joining me for Episode #397 is Hide Oba. His father was the late Hajime Oba, famous for his work at Toyota and the!-->…
What Do These Healthcare Leaders Mean by “Habitual Excellence?” Mark Graban Dec 15, 2020 0 Blog I post here a lot about my most recent podcast series, "My Favorite Mistake," but my first pandemic podcast!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Sept 18, 2020 Ryan McCormack Sep 18, 2020 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare -- Creating Value for Patients Another!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Sharing Thoughts on World Patient Safety Day 2020 Mark Graban Sep 17, 2020 0 Blog Today is the World Health Organization "World Patient Safety Day 2020." Patient safety is not just an American!-->!-->!-->…
CEO Akio Toyoda’s Perspectives on the Toyota Production System Mark Graban Aug 31, 2020 1 Blog I was really happy to see this publication by Toyota, from Japan but in English: "Akio Toyoda's View on Toyota!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast Clip: How Can We Increase Diversity at Lean Events? Mark Graban Jul 30, 2020 0 Blog Yesterday's podcast is admittedly very long (almost two hours), but it's a very important topic and I appreciate!-->…
What Were the 10 Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts of the First Half of 2020? Mark Graban Jul 21, 2020 0 Blog Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2020. I released 21 "Lean Blog Interviews" podcasts, up from 14!-->!-->!-->…
Some Recent Episodes of the “Habitual Excellence” Podcast Mark Graban Jun 30, 2020 0 Blog Back in May, I shared the first episode of a podcast that I'm producing for the firm Value Capture... it's!-->!-->!-->…
Respect for People as a Competitive Advantage in Major League Baseball Mark Graban Jun 24, 2020 1 Blog "Respect for people" is, of course, a core tenet of Lean and the Toyota Production System. It's an important idea!-->…