Episode #23 of “Lean Whiskey”: Finishing 2020 with Kentucky Bourbon,… Mark Graban Dec 17, 2020 0 Lean Whiskey Deondra Wardelle, Mark Graban, Jamie Flinchbaugh In Episode 23, Mark and Jamie return to finish out 2020, this!-->!-->!-->…
Lean Podcast #388 — Michael Lombard on Kata, Crises, and his AME Conference… Mark Graban Oct 13, 2020 2 Interviews Michael Lombard My guest for Episode #388 is my friend Michael Lombard. I first met Michael when he lived in!-->!-->!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 10, 2020 Ryan McCormack Apr 10, 2020 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Healthcare!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast #347 — Brad Parsons, Hospital CEO & Co-Author of… Mark Graban Sep 9, 2019 0 Interviews Our guest today for Episode 347 is Brad Parsons, the CEO of NEA Baptist, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. NEA Baptist!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast #314 – Skip Steward & Brandon Brown, on TWI & Kata in… Mark Graban Aug 15, 2018 0 Interviews Today I have two guests joining me for Episode #314 of the podcast. They are Skip Steward, the Chief Improvement…
Recorded Webinar: TWI and Kata: Skill Patterns to Develop a Culture of Coaching … Mark Graban Aug 9, 2018 0 Blog Here is a recorded webinar... I played host (along with KaiNexus) for this webinar that was held Tuesday, August…
Some Great #Lean Videos from the State of Washington (@ResultsWA) on Culture,… Mark Graban Feb 9, 2017 0 Blog Here are some recorded keynote talks and video presentations from the "Results Washington" annual conference, as…
The Heroism of Incremental Care & Incremental Improvement in Medicine &… Mark Graban Jan 31, 2017 1 Blog Are there parallels between medicine and organizations when we look at the tension between heroism and the…
XYZ Thinking: A Practical View of Scientific Thinking in Healthcare & Beyond Michael Lombard Apr 15, 2016 0 Blog Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by my good friend and fellow DFW-area resident Michael Lombard. Next week,…
Upcoming Webcasts & Webinars – #Lean Healthcare, KaiNexus, and More Mark Graban Apr 11, 2016 0 Blog Hey everyone... I'm doing a few different webinars or webcasts in the next few weeks. But first, while I'm…
Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of March 28, 2016: Moving, Sticky Notes,… Mark Graban Apr 3, 2016 0 Blog Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from…
Introducing the Toyota Kata Podcast or “KataCast” Mark Graban Nov 13, 2015 0 Blog Today, I'm announcing a new podcast series called the Toyota Kata Podcast, or "KataCast" for short. As the Toyota…
Guest Post: The Kaizen / Kata Nexus Michael Lombard Feb 24, 2015 2 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is written by Michael Lombard -- you can find him on Twitter or read his blog "Hospital…
Cool Stuff from KaiNexus – A Quiz, Video, Haikus, Webinar, and Blog Posts Mark Graban Feb 4, 2015 1 Blog Our team has been doing some cool stuff over on our KaiNexus website and I wanted to batch up the sharing of some…
Struggle with Change? Engagement Kata, The Essential Tool in the Innovation… Mark Graban Feb 19, 2014 9 Blog Mark's Note: Today's post is by Dr. Mark Jaben, following up our recent podcast discussion. See his previous guest…
Learning Jazz (and Lean?): Imitate, Integrate, Innovate Mark Graban Oct 29, 2012 17 Blog Although I don't get to play much anymore, I used to be a pretty serious drummer (I almost said "musician,"!-->!-->!-->…