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. !-->!-->!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 11, 2020 Ryan McCormack Dec 14, 2020 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
An Oregon Winery That’s Experimenting After the Calamity of Wildfires Mark Graban Oct 6, 2020 8 Blog My wife and I, in normal times, love visiting wineries. The Willamette Valley of Oregon is one of our favorite!-->…
Steven J. Spear Remembers the Incredible Hajime Oba of Toyota Mark Graban Sep 29, 2020 0 Interviews Joining me again for Episode #386 is Steve Spear, who reached out to share recollections of one of his most!-->…
Podcast #378 — Christopher D. Chapman and Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, PhD on… Mark Graban Jul 29, 2020 0 Interviews Chris and Val Chapman Joining me for Episode #378 are Christopher D. Chapman, Senior Lean Transformation!-->!-->!-->…
A Great LEI Podcast with Dan Heath on “Upstream” Mark Graban Apr 29, 2020 4 Blog 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!-->…
Podcast #365 — Dan Markovitz, “The Conclusion Trap” Mark Graban Apr 16, 2020 0 Interviews Joining me again for Episode #365 is Dan Markovitz, now a five-time guest (but he doesn't get a special jacket!-->!-->!-->…
Going Down — When a Solution to One Problem Seems to Cause Another Mark Graban Apr 13, 2020 1 Blog My wife and I have been home in an Orlando condo building for the past month. In efforts to avoid the coronavirus!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 10, 2020 Ryan McCormack Apr 10, 2020 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Healthcare!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
The Path to Patient Safety in Japan (or Elsewhere): Reporting Problems, Solving… Mark Graban Jan 21, 2020 1 Blog As I blogged about this morning, don't forget that you can get a FREE Kindle copy of Practicing Lean today!-->!-->!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: January 17, 2020 Ryan McCormack Jan 17, 2020 0 Mixtape Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Sometimes you just need to get a team together and improve.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
When Problems are Hidden in Kudos: From Celebrations to Root Cause Countermeasures Mark Graban Sep 24, 2019 4 Blog I want to give credit to my friend and colleague Tony Milian for the idea that prompted this blog post. Tony and I!-->…
The “Smart Loves Problems” TV Ad — But What Does Fear Do to… Mark Graban Sep 18, 2019 0 Blog This ad caught my attention while watching a little bit of Monday Night Football this week. It's an IBM ad!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast #348 — Cinnamon Dixon, Tiered Huddles at Cleveland Clinic Mark Graban Sep 17, 2019 0 Interviews Our guest today for Episode 348 is Cinnamon Dixon, Director Of Continuous Improvement at Cleveland Clinic. I!-->!-->!-->…
General Jim Mattis on Leadership, Mistakes, and Defining Problems Mark Graban Sep 3, 2019 3 Audio General Jim Mattis has been making the rounds to talk about his new book that is out today: Call Sign Chaos:!-->…
An A3 Approach to Explaining the Case for Process Behavior Charts Mark Graban Aug 6, 2019 7 Blog I was invited to give a presentation on Process Behavior Charts and Measures of Success at Cleveland Clinic last!-->…
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!-->!-->!-->…
Webinar Preview: A Structured Approach to Problem-Solving Mark Graban May 7, 2019 0 Blog Please join us on May 16, as KaiNexus and I host a webinar presented by a leader from one of our customers -- Chad!-->…