Sumitra Vig on Lean & Quality: First Time Right or Next Time Right? Mark Graban Apr 26, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #446 of the Lean!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 1, 2022 Ryan McCormack Apr 1, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 18, 2022 Ryan McCormack Mar 18, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Making Defects Visible at Krispy Kreme, Healthcare, and Elsewhere Mark Graban Mar 17, 2022 0 Blog Here is a photo that I took a few years ago at a Krispy Kreme store. For health reasons, I don't go there very!-->…
Reducing Waste to Make Up for Higher Material Costs — Lessons from Texas BBQ Mark Graban Mar 10, 2022 0 Blog As somebody who moved to Texas in 1999 ("I wasn't born here, but I got here as quick as I could"), I love Texas!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 4, 2022 Ryan McCormack Mar 4, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Prof. Elliott Weiss on Steph Curry Tweaking His 3-Point Shot and Not Reacting to… Mark Graban Feb 8, 2022 1 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Elliott Weiss My guest for Episode #439!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
The NBA’s Steph Curry, the Taguchi Loss Function, and Deming’s Funnel… Mark Graban Feb 6, 2022 0 Blog The Wall Street Journal published a fascinating article back in November 2020: Stephen Curry's Scientific Quest!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 3, 2021 Ryan McCormack Dec 3, 2021 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 5, 2021 Ryan McCormack Nov 5, 2021 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: September 24, 2021 Ryan McCormack Sep 24, 2021 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Rather than Blaming Employees, Managers Must Take Responsibility for Problems… Mark Graban Jul 29, 2021 4 Blog Eight years ago today, I published a piece originally on LinkedIn as part of their "Influencers" series: !-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Webinar Highlights: Great Comments from a Hospital CEO on the Cascading Effects of… Mark Graban May 28, 2021 0 Blog Yesterday, I helped moderate the first webinar that was hosted by Value Capture... the recording is available now:!-->…
What Does Lean Mean to Healthcare Professionals? What Should it Mean? Mark Graban Mar 16, 2021 2 Blog tl;dr summary: Lean isn't just efficiency... it's safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale. People often!-->!-->!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 6, 2019 Ryan McCormack Dec 6, 2019 0 Mixtape Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Does Lean "work" in hospitals in the US? Sort of,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast #353 — Quint Studer on Tips for Busy Leaders in Healthcare and… Mark Graban Dec 1, 2019 0 Interviews My guest for Episode #353 of the podcast is somebody whose work I've appreciated for a long time -- Quint!-->!-->!-->…
How Does a Loving & Caring Organization Get Accused of Treating People This… Mark Graban Nov 21, 2019 0 Blog Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the oldest children's hospitals in the United States. I don't think!-->…
Congrats to Mary Greeley Medical Center for Receiving the Baldrige Award! Mark Graban Nov 19, 2019 0 Blog Today, I'd like to celebrate my friends at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Iowa for being one of six healthcare!-->…