Thoughts on Reopening Workplaces Safely Mark Graban May 31, 2020 3 Blog I was asked by a writer for Forbes.com to share some thoughts on re-opening workplaces safely (or as safely as!-->…
What Chefs and Restauranteurs Say About Learning From Failures & Mistakes Mark Graban Jun 20, 2019 0 Audio Speaking of mistakes, the cover image I selected for today's post reminds of traveling this past Monday. At!-->!-->!-->…
Recording: My Lean Startup Webcast on Metrics and Process Behavior Charts Mark Graban Nov 12, 2018 0 Check it Out Eric Ries and Lean Startup Co. have been really helpful friends in spreading the message about "Process Behavior…
Podcast #295 – Ted Toussaint and Sarah Steinberg on #Lean & Innovation… Mark Graban Jan 3, 2018 0 Interviews My guests for Episode #295 are Sarah Steinberg of Atrius Health and Ted Toussaint, a healthcare innovation…
A Powerful Message from Toyota’s President, Akio Toyoda: No Best, Only… Mark Graban Dec 4, 2017 4 Blog In today's post, I share and write about this message from Akio Toyoda that was posted online: “Making…
The Joy and the Pain of Overreacting to Metrics (and the Time We Waste in Doing… Mark Graban Oct 25, 2017 0 Blog As next week's Lean Startup Week approaches, I'm pretty laser focused on preparation for my: Facilitation of…
Why We Should All Consider Eric Ries’s “Employee’s Bill of… Mark Graban Oct 19, 2017 8 Blog As you might know from episode #290 of my podcast with Eric Ries on Monday, his new book was released on Tuesday: …
Podcast #290 – @EricRies: From #Lean to #LeanStartup to #TheStartupWay Mark Graban Oct 16, 2017 2 Interviews Joining me again for episode 290 is a three-time guest, Eric Ries. When we first talked, in episode 115 six years…
Don’t Turn Your Performance Metrics into “Success Theater” In… Mark Graban Sep 29, 2017 0 Blog One of the phrases and concepts that I love from Eric Ries and The Lean Startup is the idea of "success theater,"…
How “Process Behavior Charts” Save Us Time and Help Us Sleep Better at… Mark Graban Sep 25, 2017 4 Blog I've been writing blog posts about using "process behavior charts" - a form of "Statistical Process!-->…
Stop Wasting People’s Time (in a #LeanStartup or any Organization) by… Mark Graban Sep 5, 2017 0 Blog As Eric wrote about in The Lean Startup (and as many others say), time is the most precious commodity anybody has.…
Free Mini-Workshop: Running of the Red Beads in Austin – September 5 –… Mark Graban Aug 11, 2017 0 Blog This year, I have the opportunity to run the W. Edwards Deming "Red Bead Experiment" at Lean Startup Week in San…
A Look Back at a 2011 #LeanStartup Podcast with @EricRies and His Next Book,… Mark Graban Jun 21, 2017 0 Blog In today's post, I look back at my 2011 interview with Eric Ries about his book "The Lean Startup." I share a new…
The 2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit (#HCSummit17) Begins Mark Graban Jun 6, 2017 0 Blog This week, I'm in Palm Springs for the annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on…
Guest Post: An Exciting Innovation and MVP – The “Uber Sensei”… Dr. Les Muda Apr 24, 2017 0 Blog Dr. Les Muda here... I’ve been working Uber to help them to disrupt another stale industry… not just taxi drivers,…
Key Tweets from @MarkGraban Weeks of Dec 19 and 26: Pop, Patient Safety, #Lean Mark Graban Dec 31, 2016 0 Blog Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a (usually) weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or…
Podcast #268 – @TomEhrenfeld, on #Lean Books & #LeanStartup Mark Graban Nov 29, 2016 1 Blog My guest for Episode #268 is a long-time friend of mine in the Lean community and Lean Enterprise Institute!-->!-->!-->…
Gene Wilder, #Lean, and #LeanStartup Thoughts on Wasting Time and Lives Mark Graban Aug 31, 2016 2 Blog The famed actor and comedian Gene Wilder passed away this week at age 83. I think of him primarily as an actor…