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” It's Not All About Cost… 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.…
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…
Podcast #141 – Norman Bodek Remembers Taiichi Ohno Mark Graban Mar 8, 2012 0 Blog MP3 File (run time 30:18) Episode #141 is a chat with Norman Bodek, as he shares his recollections of…
Today Would Have Been Taiichi Ohno’s 100th Birthday Mark Graban Feb 29, 2012 8 Blog Hat tip to John Shook and the Lean Enterprise Institute for pointing this out via his email newsletter -- today…
My Conference Kaizen Mark Graban Feb 29, 2012 8 Blog I spent Monday and Tuesday in lovely Phoenix at the ASQ Lean and Six Sigma annual conference. I saw mant friends…