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Lean in Mental Healthcare with Sunil Khushalani, MD and Antonio DePaolo, PhD

Mark Graban Jan 11, 2022 0
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"Respect for people" is, of course, a core tenet of Lean and the Toyota Production System. It's an important idea…
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