3 Strategies for #Lean Leaders Who Have No One to Lead Paul Serafino Apr 13, 2016 10 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is by a new guest blogger, Paul Serafino. This initial post will be followed by a series…
Resistance is Futile? Practical Change Techniques for All Levels of Your… Mark Graban Mar 30, 2016 1 Blog Mark's Note: This is the week my wife and I are physically moving from San Antonio to the DFW area, so thanks to…
Transparency in Healthcare: Patients *Can* Handle the Truth Drew Locher Mar 29, 2016 0 Blog Mark's Note: Here is another guest post from Drew Locher. I'm hoping that he'll contribute occasionally to the blog…
Case Study: Emergency Department (ED) Throughput Improvement Through Lean Mark Graban Mar 28, 2016 0 Blog Mark's Note: Today's guest post comes via my friends at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, who suggested…
The Biggest “Bang for Your Lean Buck?” Respecting Your People Paul Critchley Mar 22, 2016 0 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is a guest contribution from Paul Critchley. Check out his previous posts here. As…
Guest Post: Is Your Organization Practicing “Unlean Lean”? Drew Locher Feb 11, 2016 1 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is something that Drew Locher originally published in his email newsletter (sign up…
“We are not Toyota” Mark Graban Nov 12, 2015 4 Blog Mark's note: Today's guest post is a return visit by Gert Linthout, from Belgium. Gert and I were part of the same…
Are Lean and Green Really “Two Sides of the Same Coin?” Mark Graban Sep 18, 2015 0 Blog I used to like the slogan, “Lean and Green are two sides of the same coin.” I even used it as a tagline in…
The Ergonomics of Compliance Mark Graban Sep 11, 2015 7 Blog Many industries face the compliance conundrum. The compliance conundrum occurs when staying in regulatory…
Why is There a Scrap of Paper with “5S = Failure Pls address” on My… Paul Critchley Sep 4, 2015 4 Blog Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Paul Critchley and while it shares a story from a manufacturing company, I…
What Can a 10 Month Old Child Teach Us About Focus, Willpower… and Kaizen? Mark Graban Apr 30, 2015 0 Blog Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Gert Linthout, from Belgium. Gert and I were part of the same Lean healthcare…
Guest Post: “Do No Harm” – Patient Safety is Defined by Standard… Mark Graban Apr 10, 2015 0 Blog Mark's Note: I met today's guest blogger, Gus Lusack, when I was working with a hospital pathology department in…
The One Thing Lean Six Sigma Got Wrong About Lean? Erwin van der Koogh Apr 3, 2015 64 Blog Mark's Note: Today's post is by Erwin van der Koogh, who comes to us from Australia. The thoughts and opinions!-->…
SAFETY – Question Your Assumptions Mark Graban Nov 19, 2014 2 Blog Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Brian Buck, a fellow lean healthcare practitioner who blogged until!-->…
Guest Post: Organizations are Solving Problems; Are They Workarounds or Real… Mark Graban Nov 6, 2014 8 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is a guest post by my friend and colleague Isaac Mitchell. We've crossed paths at…
Guest Post: Standardized Work is for Leaders, Not Just Assembly Lines David Meier Nov 4, 2014 2 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is by David Meier, a former Toyota group leader, and co-author of the excellent books The…
Continuous Improvement of Learning: North East Shingo Conference 2014 Christina Kach Oct 22, 2014 0 Blog Mark's note: Christina Kach is our guest blogger today, with a post about the recent North East Shingo Conference,…
Guest Post: Poka Yoke… When It’s Personal Mark Graban Oct 8, 2014 4 Blog Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Chris Burnham. I invited him to write this after I saw him share his…