Eisenhower on Leadership, Sounds like a Lean Thinker to Me Mark Graban Jan 11, 2018 5 Blog You might think that "command and control" leadership styles are a thing of the past. But, old habits die slowly…
Toronto Cyclist Error Proofs With a “Pool Noodle” to Improve His… Mark Graban Oct 21, 2016 7 Blog This article from the Toronto Star caught my eye the other day: Cyclist says his pool noodle makes Toronto streets…
Like Lean: An NFL Head Coach Gets Out of His Office, Listens, Learns Mark Graban Oct 15, 2015 0 Blog ...this WSJ article caught my attention: "The Coach Who Won't Leave the Locker Room." The sub headline is "Why…
Says @Jack Dorsey: It’s an “Organizational Failure” if the CEO… Mark Graban May 29, 2015 4 Blog Jack Dorsey is well known among tech circles, as a co-founder of Twitter (he's @Jack) and, now, as the CEO of!-->…
Like Lean: Hotels Involve Customers ala “Lean Design” Mark Graban Dec 3, 2013 2 Blog A few weeks back, USA Today published an article that made me think of some of the approaches being used by…
Podcast #157 – Nick Sarillo, “A Slice of the Pie,” on Culture… Mark Graban Aug 23, 2012 1 Blog Joining me for episode #157 is Nick Sarillo, founder of Nick's Pizza & Pub and author of the new!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
More Than Grammar in This WSJ Grammar Quiz Mark Graban Jun 26, 2012 3 Blog Last week, my dad pointed out this grammar quiz on the Wall Street Journal website (as part of the article "This…
All Saudi hospitals to report serious errors online Mark Graban May 14, 2012 4 Blog I don't have any first hand experience with the country, but I have had many requests for the free first chapters…
Management Lessons from Zingerman’s CEO Ari Weinzweig Mark Graban Mar 2, 2012 6 Blog It was a very pleasant surprise that ASQ chose Ari Weizweig, a founder and CEO of Zingerman's Deli (and other!-->…
WSJ: How to Be a Better Boss? Spend Time on the Front Lines Mark Graban Feb 15, 2012 11 Blog Last Thursday's Journal had a story titled "How to Be a Better Boss? Spend Time on the Front Lines." The article…
A Lean Lesson from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mark Graban Jan 16, 2012 4 Blog As we commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, this quote caught my eye from one of Dr. King's Letters!-->…
A Lean Guy Watches Moneyball Mark Graban Jan 16, 2012 12 Blog When it first came out, I was a big fan of Michael Lewis' book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game about…
Quitting a Software Application: Safari vs. Chrome & Error Proofing Mark Graban Aug 26, 2011 4 Blog The two primary web browsers I use these days on my Mac are Safari and Chrome. I've always been a big user of…
A Lean Guy Reads Inc. Magazine, July/August 2011 Mark Graban Jul 6, 2011 0 Blog The articles from the July/August 2011 issue of Inc. Magazine aren't online yet, but there are two things I wanted…
“Like Lean” Leadership: Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain Mark Graban May 19, 2011 4 Blog I first heard Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, speak back in 2004 at an event in Phoenix. I was really…
“Like Lean” – NY Jets Coach Rex Ryan Mark Graban May 18, 2011 1 Blog I heard a story on NPR last week profiling New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, "In Football And Life, Ryan Plays…
G.E. Rediscovers the Value in Providing Real Value to Manufacturing Customers Mark Graban Dec 16, 2010 7 Blog I'll apologize if today's post seems off-topic to my healthcare readers, but I have to share a link to a Sunday New…
Notes From My Second Day at #IHI 2011 Mark Graban Dec 13, 2010 2 Blog Following up my notes from Day 1, I'm sharing my notes from the second full day I attended on Wednesday, December 8…