[Song] Gemba Claus is Comin’ to Town! Mark Graban Dec 22, 2020 14 Blog Here's a musical holiday treat for my regular Lean Blog readers and podcast listeners, a song parody, originally!-->…
When the Chef Goes and Sees (Well, Tastes) the Problem Mark Graban Nov 5, 2020 5 Blog A few years ago, my wife and I went to a highly-regarded (and oft-recommended) restaurant in the Orlando area (our!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 20, 2019 Ryan McCormack Dec 21, 2019 0 Mixtape Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients It's been 20 years since To Err is Human, the seminal!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
“We Have Gotten Too Far From our People and the Core Processes They Perform… Value Capture Jan 17, 2019 1 Blog Mark's Note: Today's post is written by Ken Segel, the managing director of Value Capture, LLC. This is the first!-->…
Lessons from Tesla “Schooling” Toyota: Did You Get the Memo? Making… Mark Graban May 2, 2018 9 Blog Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been quoted as saying he will "school Toyota on Lean manufacturing." OK, let's take…
How to Go From Analytical Wonk to “Process Improvement” Coach In… Mark Graban Apr 16, 2018 0 Blog As you might know, I have always enjoyed baseball and like blogging about ideas and statistics that come from the…
The WSJ Overgeneralizes about The “Japanese Model,” Not All Companies… Mark Graban Feb 8, 2018 5 Blog Not all Japanese companies are the same. "Lean isn't easy" if you're a Japanese company. Toyota has created…
Eisenhower on Leadership, Sounds like a Lean Thinker to Me Mark Graban Jan 11, 2018 5 Blog You might think that "command and control" leadership styles are a thing of the past. But, old habits die slowly…
An Unexpected Champagne Cork “Chart” Mark Graban Jan 2, 2018 0 Blog Last month, my wife and I had a chance for a week's vacation in Europe. As I've blogged about before, we enjoy…
Clearing the Lean Blog Backlog: Lemmings, Change, Lean, & Leadership Closing… Mark Graban Dec 6, 2017 2 Blog Cleaning out the backlog of stuff I wanted to blog about... Not Being Lean Lemmings; Why Best Practices Don't…
Aim for “Effectiveness” in Your Gemba Walks, Not… Mark Graban Aug 24, 2017 1 Blog Hear Mark read the post (subscribe to the podcast): This is an elaboration on something I originally…
Does Being Giddy With Knowledge About Wine or Lean Cause Problems? Mark Graban Aug 14, 2017 11 Audio Hear Mark read the post (subscribe to the podcast): I enjoy "gemba visits" (of sorts) to wineries and vacations…
From Kaizen Live! 2016: Gemba Walk Dos and Don’ts for Leaders Mark Graban Feb 16, 2017 0 Blog Mischelle McMillin, from Franciscan St. Francis Health, shares “dos and don’ts” for leaders going out to the…
Visiting the Gemba & Seeing a Growing Culture of Continuous Improvement at… Mark Graban Nov 11, 2016 3 Blog Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center …
Guest Post: Tom Brady (TB12) – Lean Thinker Tom Gormley Nov 1, 2016 5 Blog Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new guest contributor, Tom Gormley. I first met Tom back in 2009 or 2010 when…
What Do You (or Your ______) Like or Dislike Most About Your Hospital? Mark Graban Aug 5, 2016 3 Blog This article caught my eye at Becker's Hospital Review: We asked 13 physicians what they really think of their…
Meet a Lean Blog Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply; Their “Gemba”… Mark Graban Jun 21, 2016 0 Blog Thanks to the team at Creative Safety Supply for their sponsorship of LeanBlog.org. They've been running ads in the…
A Lean Guy Reads & Reviews “Henry Ford’s Lean Vision” Paul Critchley Jun 17, 2016 2 Blog Mark's Note: Thanks to Paul, as one of our resident "Lean manufacturing bloggers" for reading and reviewing a book…