We Can’t Ignore “Lean Horror Stories” or That Cheeseburger… Mark Graban Mar 27, 2015 3 Audio When people ask me why I do what I do, my first answers are: improving patient safety creating better…
#Throwback Thursday – “Lean Sigma” is Still Pretty Often Wrong… Mark Graban Jan 29, 2015 14 Audio Last weekend, at a patient safety conference, I heard a physician talk about "robust process improvement" and this,…
My Cogent, Academic Analysis of the “Fake Lean” Problem &… Mark Graban Aug 11, 2014 5 Blog Today's post is published over on LinkedIn, as part of the "Influencers' program that I'm a part of. Kermit the…
This Date in Lean Blog History: August 6 Mark Graban Aug 6, 2014 4 Blog My blog will turn 10 years old in February 2015. You're probably either thinking, "Wow, that's awesome!" or "Get a!-->…
It’s Awful When the Person Teaching #Lean Doesn’t Get the Bad 5S Joke Mark Graban Jul 10, 2014 7 Blog Long-time readers might remember this post of mine from February 2007: Bad Lean/5S Hits the UK Media Please check…
A Sad Story About “Lean” That Wasn’t Really Lean Management At… Mark Graban Jun 17, 2014 11 Blog In March, I wrote a post titled "Is it Lean's Fault or the Old Management System's?" about how people's…
More on Lean in Saskatchewan Mark Graban Mar 22, 2014 12 Blog Since the healthcare improvement work I do is apolitical and non-partisan, I'm generally not one to butt into the…
Is it Lean’s Fault or the Old Management System’s? Mark Graban Mar 17, 2014 18 Blog It's easy for an organization to say they are "doing Lean" or they have "started a Lean transformation." They might…
A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing – 5S & #Lean Mark Graban Jan 17, 2014 22 Blog I read this valid complaint from somebody on a LinkedIn group.... it led to a "facepalm" that I managed to catch on…
More “Lean Office” Silliness From a Friend’s Company Mark Graban Jul 10, 2013 4 Blog An old friend of mine (whose name and company remains confidential) recently saw me reference an old blog post on!-->…
Can’t Always Believe Somebody Saying “Toyota Would Tell You… Mark Graban Jun 4, 2013 16 Blog In my experience, you have to be cautious when somebody says either, "Lean says you should...." or "Toyota would!-->…
April Fool: Announcing my Next #Lean Book Project – Baby’s First Lean… Mark Graban Apr 1, 2013 Blog After the nice response to Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, I often get asked, "So, what's your next book…
Lean is Patient, Lean is Kind Mark Graban Mar 19, 2013 1 Blog Today I'm linking to a guest post that I wrote for my friend Marc Rouppe van der Voort who works at St.…
The 9th Type of #Lean Waste – Tape? Mark Graban Mar 8, 2013 8 Blog I was preparing for the Gemba Academy webinar that I'm doing next Tuesday (you can still sign up) on Stories!-->…
What I’m Reading: Paul Levy’s Blog Mark Graban Dec 11, 2012 0 Blog I sometimes do a "What I'm Reading" post where I share links to good stuff I've read recently. Today, I'm…
Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma,”… Mark Graban Oct 22, 2012 26 Blog My whole career, I have worked with the Lean methodology (aka the Toyota Production System). I've just really never…
“L.A.M.E.” in the News; These Three Articles Get Lean Wrong Mark Graban Sep 14, 2012 14 Blog As the creator of the admittedly awkward L.A.M.E. acronym (meaning Lean As Mistakenly Explained or Lean As…
What’s Wrong with “What’s Wrong With the Lean Start-up” Mark Graban May 14, 2012 11 Blog A few years back, I coined a really bad acronym: L.A.M.E. One of the things it can mean is "Lean As Mistakenly…