Win 1 of 3 Copies of the Book “Steady Work” About Lean at Starbucks
Back in May, I released a podcast episode with Karen Gaudet, author of the excellent book Steady Work. You can now…
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Podcast #372 — Karen Gaudet on Lean at Starbucks and “Steady…
My guest for Episode #372 is Karen Gaudet, author of the excellent book Steady Work, which was published by…
A Great LEI Podcast with Dan Heath on “Upstream”
I was really excited to learn about the new book by Dan Heath, so I pre-ordered it at the start of March. The new…
Episode #7 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Sharing Samples and Bringing…
Mark and Jamie
It's two episodes in a row with Jamie Flinchbaugh, as we're both back for Episode #7 of the Lean…
“But TPS Doesn’t Apply to Us….”
Here is my latest article for "The Lean Post" and the Lean Enterprise Institute:
But TPS Doesn't Apply to…
For Big Leaps With New Year’s Resolutions, Start With Baby Steps
Thanks to the Lean Enterprise Institute for publishing my article about Kaizen, new habits, and New Year's…
Podcast #324 – Art Smalley, “Four Types of Problems”
My guest for Episode #324 of the podcast is Art Smalley. Art was one of the first Americans to work for Toyota…
Are You a Good Coach? An Effective Coach? HBR Says You Might Not Be
Some colleagues recently sent me a Harvard Business Review article that has a fairly accusatory title, although…
My Article for the LEI “Lean Post”: React Less and Improve More…
It's been a while since I've contributed something to the Lean Enterprise Institute's online publication, The Lean…
#Lean Enterprise Institute Announces New CEO
The Lean Enterprise Institute (a former employer of mine from 2009 to 2011) has announced a new CEO, the third in…
Variation in Definitions of #Lean (The Good, the Bad, and the Different)
One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn't aways a consistent definition that's used by everybody. Some…
Registration Now Open for the #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summits in Belgium…
Since the first Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit was held in 2010, I’ve been fortunate to attend and…
Podcast #268 – @TomEhrenfeld, on #Lean Books & #LeanStartup
My guest for Episode #268 is a long-time friend of mine in the Lean community and Lean Enterprise Institute…
Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of June 13, 2016: Lean Healthcare…
Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from…
Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Starts Today; Past Videos of Dr. John…
Today's the first day of the two-day Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, an annual event that's being held this…
Reader Question from an MD: One Shot to Talk to the Hospital CEO About #Lean
Before I head out on vacation, here is a reader question that I am sharing for your input.I'm sharing this with…
Totally Looks Like: LEI’s Jim Womack & Skinny Santa
Friday, I shared my song "Gemba Claus is Comin' to Town" and I thought I was done posting for the year.
But, my…
Kaizen Coaching: Don’t Give People Answers, Let Them Learn
Last week, I taught a pilot session of a new class on Kaizen and continuous improvement that I taught for visitors…