Throwback Tuesday: Shohei Ohtani, Norman Bodek, and the Harada Method Mark Graban Jul 13, 2021 0 Blog As I watched the MLB Home Run Derby last night, I really enjoyed watching the Japanese baseball player Shohei!-->…
Mourning and Remembering My Time With Kaizen Mentor, Norman Bodek Mark Graban Dec 10, 2020 5 Blog I was incredibly saddened today to hear that Norman Bodek passed away yesterday in Japan, where he had recently!-->…
Must Dos and Nice to Haves: Performance Reviews and Continuous Improvement? Mark Graban Feb 18, 2020 1 Blog There's a very well known cartoon that you might have seen where a caveman offers round wheels to other cavemen!-->…
Shohei Ohtani, Norm Bodek, and The Harada Method Featured in the WSJ Mark Graban Sep 18, 2018 1 Blog You might remember my blog post from May about the Shohei Ohtani, a Japanese player for the Los Angeles Angels of…
The Making of an MLB Phenom, Shohei Ohtani: Looking at The Harada Method Mark Graban May 16, 2018 6 Blog I first learned about an approach to personal development called "The Harada Method" when Norman Bodek co-authored…
A Recommended Sequence of Podcasts and Webinars on Kaizen and Continuous… Mark Graban Jul 17, 2017 0 Blog I've produced A LOT of content about Kaizen and continuous improvement over the past 11 years, including podcasts…
Imitation as a Path to Innovation — If You Know What to Copy Mark Graban Jun 15, 2017 0 Audio At the recent Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, there were thought provoking presentations... and we had many…
Not All Improvement Ideas Require “Projects” Mark Graban Jun 14, 2017 8 Blog In this post, I share some thoughts and build upon one of the presentations at last week's Lean Healthcare…
A Lean Guy Reads the Boston Papers: Facts, Respect, and Baseball Fan Risks Mark Graban Jun 10, 2015 5 Audio My wife and I were in Boston over the weekend, as it was her fifth reunion from her MIT master's program. I'm also…
A Visit to Franciscan St. Francis Health: A Workforce “Unleashed” by… Mark Graban Oct 7, 2014 10 Blog Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a day with my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz and his colleagues…
Lean is a “Generic” Term for TPS (and The Toyota Way), Says Dan Jones Mark Graban Sep 29, 2014 1 Blog People often say Lean is pretty simple (or that it's just "common sense"). Yeah, some of the concepts are simple...…
Kaizen is Usually a Team Sport Mark Graban May 14, 2014 1 Blog Last Thursday, Joe Swartz and I presented about "Kaizen Coaching" at the annual Shingo Institute Conference. In…
Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson on Continuous Improvement Mark Graban Jul 11, 2013 5 Blog There's a great piece, currently available for free on the HBR website, about continuous improvement: The…
Podcast #176 – Norman Bodek, The Harada Method Mark Graban May 30, 2013 1 Blog Joining me once again for episode #176 is my mentor and good friend Norman Bodek, who has been a guest many times…
KaiNexus Update – User Badges & Sharing Improvements Widely Mark Graban Oct 18, 2012 6 Blog The team at KaiNexus (where I am the "chief improvement officer") is always improving. I want to share a few of…
How @KaiNexus is Different Than “Collaborative Ideation” Software Mark Graban Sep 1, 2012 1 Blog There are many articles written about collaborative "ideation" systems (sometimes referred as "crowdsourcing") -…
Jerks Can Be Creativity Killers, Alright Mark Graban Jul 2, 2012 0 Blog Saw this in the most recent Fast Company: Is Your Manager A Creativity Killer? If the manager is something like a…
Full “Healthcare Kaizen” Book Website Launches Mark Graban Mar 20, 2012 2 Blog My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I did a soft launch a few weeks back, but we're happy to announce that the full…