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Mark Graban
Lean Leadership, Psychological Safety, and Continuous Improvement
Since 2005, LeanBlog.org has shared practical insights from real-world work in healthcare, manufacturing, and beyond.
Lean Blog Interviews Podcast
Back on the podcast for the fifth time is my friend David Meier, a Lean / TPS consultant who is a former Toyota leader at their plant in Georgetown, Kentucky. He's gotten into what's, perhaps, the...
My guest for Episode #306 is Mark D. Valenti, the manager of training, education, and workflow integration for the Enhanced Community Care Management (ECCM) at Highmark Health.
In this episode...
I was recently asked to do a recorded video presentation for a medical conference in Turkey. I spoke about the dual pillars of "The Toyota Way":
Respect for People
Continuous Improvement
The...
Joining me for Episode #303 is Craig Deao, a senior leader with Studer Group.
Today, we're talking about his book The E-Factor: How Engaged Patients, Clinicians, Leaders, and Employees Will...
More Blog Posts
TL;DR: Lean tools don't fail because people resist change–they fail because people don't feel safe. Psychological safety is the starting line for continuous improvement. Without it, huddles...
Webinars
Karen Martin is one of those people I've been lucky to know and learn from for a long time. She's...
KaiNexus recently hosted a webinar I was especially looking forward to: “Unlock the Power of...
When organizations struggle to sustain Lean transformation, people often look first at tools...
Recently, I had the pleasure of moderating a webinar titled “Driving a Culture of Transforming...
TL;DR: Lean tools don't fail because people resist change–they fail because people don't feel...
One of the most powerful elements of continuous improvement is the ability to learn from each other...
I'm excited to be presenting this webinar on February 12th at 1 pm ET as part of the KaiNexus...
TL;DR: Psychological safety isn't optional for continuous improvement. This KaiNexus webinar...
I'm happy to be hosting and moderating this webinar that will be presented by Brent Loescher, a...
I'm happy to be hosting and moderating this webinar that will be presented by Melissa Sherman, a...
Psychological safety is often described as “feeling safe to speak up.” In Lean...
Are you looking to transform your business strategy into actionable results? Join us for our...
Videos
One wouldn't expect to find a depiction of a hospital setting with poor “5S” practices...
One of the people I've been fortunate to meet in the last year is Dave deBronkart, aka...
Video #11 features Norman Bodek talking about some of the ideas in his most recent book, How to do...




