Fall in Love with the Problem, not the Solution: In Entrepreneurship and… Mark Graban Jan 29, 2023 0 Blog I'm looking forward to reading the new book by Uri Levine, the founder of Waze. It's titled: Fall in Love with!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 18, 2022 Ryan McCormack Nov 18, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
At Toyota: Mistakes are OK, as Long as We Learn; Culture and Psychological Safety Mark Graban Nov 17, 2022 1 Blog The book that I'm writing on learning from mistakes is not an academic research-driven project. My "field!-->…
How a Small Test of Change Can Prevent Bigger Mistakes – A Webinar Platform… Mark Graban Nov 17, 2022 0 Blog In the history of our KaiNexus continuous improvement webinar series, we've used a few platforms over time. We!-->…
Jumping to Solutions: A Hard Habit to Break Mark Graban Mar 4, 2021 0 Blog Here is an article I first published on Linked seven years ago this week. This is lightly edited and updated. !-->!-->!-->…
Anti-Racism: A River WE Must Cross Elisabeth Swan Aug 9, 2020 6 Blog Starting With the Grand-Daddies of Quality Elisabeth Swan A few years back I developed a blog series titled,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Continuing to Continuously Improve My Online Scheduling Process Mark Graban Apr 2, 2020 3 Blog For years, I've scheduled many phone calls and web meetings. That's only increased during this current Covid-19!-->…
Must Dos and Nice to Haves: Performance Reviews and Continuous Improvement? Mark Graban Feb 18, 2020 1 Blog There's a very well known cartoon that you might have seen where a caveman offers round wheels to other cavemen!-->…
Maybe “Just Do Its” Should be Called “Just PDSA Its”? Mark Graban Oct 1, 2019 6 Audio In the practice of Lean and continuous improvement, people often describe small improvements as "Just Do Its."!-->…
Lean Lesson: Don’t Get Crushed Because of Bad Standardized Work Mark Graban Sep 26, 2019 12 Blog There are variations out there of graphics that are meant to illustrate how Standardized Work and Kaizen fit!-->…
An Example of Quick PDSA Study & Adjust on ESPN’s MNF? Mark Graban Sep 11, 2019 11 Blog Last night was the first night of Monday Night Football (MNF) on ESPN. I didn't tune in until the last five!-->…
I Haven’t Been Following the Best Standardized Work for This Daily Habit? Mark Graban Jul 29, 2019 1 Blog "The way we've always done it" doesn't mean that's the right way or the best way to do something. One of my!-->!-->!-->…
The One Word I Kept Hearing at Wineries in Spain and France Mark Graban Jul 23, 2019 0 Blog I'll get right to it. The word: "Experiment." Well, I also heard "experiments" and "experimenting," but you!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
A PDSA Cycle in the Early Days of Baseball Uniforms Mark Graban Jun 18, 2019 1 Blog As somebody who grew up as a big baseball fan, I somehow managed to not see the Ken Burns documentary, Baseball. !-->!-->…
Podcast #312 – Jeff Hunter on “Patient-Centered Strategy” Mark Graban Jul 31, 2018 0 Interviews Joining me today for Episode #312 of the podcast is Jeff Hunter, author of the excellent book "Patient-Centered…
Unleashing Potential: Shohei Ohtani, Takashi Harada, and Norman Bodek’s… Mark Graban May 16, 2018 6 Blog I first learned about an approach to personal development called "The Harada Method" when Norman Bodek co-authored…
Applying Kaizen to My Various Websites Mark Graban Jan 24, 2018 7 Blog I do my best to practice what I preach. I'm not perfect, by any means, but I'm pretty good about practicing the…
Toyota Helps a Young Inventor; Look at His Dad’s Toyota Desk Mark Graban Oct 3, 2017 4 Blog it's great to see an 11 year old thinking like an engineer and an entrepreneur. He's the son of a Toyota…