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…
The Making of an MLB Phenom, Shohei Ohtani: Looking at The Harada Method 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 Trying to practice what I preach... 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…
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.…
My Webinar Recording: Standardize What Makes Sense… Then Engage Everybody in… Mark Graban Aug 16, 2017 4 Audio Today at 3 PM, I'm doing a webinar at the invitation of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, as part of…
… But I Do Have Time for Fire Fighting Mark Graban Mar 29, 2017 7 Blog This recent tweet of mine struck a nerve, apparently, based on the number of times it was liked and retweeted --…
The Challenge of PDSA: Feeling Like You’ve Fallen Short Mark Graban Mar 16, 2017 7 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is by Cristal Totterman, a pharmacist and Lean leader I have known for a couple of years…
Personal Kaizen: How I Reduced Effort & Time in Scheduling Phone Calls Mark Graban Mar 8, 2017 4 Blog In today's post, I write about how Kaizen starts with you. I share some examples of "personal Kaizen," including…