What Do These Healthcare Leaders Mean by “Habitual Excellence?” Mark Graban Dec 15, 2020 0 Blog I post here a lot about my most recent podcast series, "My Favorite Mistake," but my first pandemic podcast!-->…
Emily Elrod on What it Means to Work “WISE” Mark Graban Sep 20, 2020 0 Interviews Emily Elrod My guest for Episode #385 of the podcast is Emily Elrod, the president of the firm Workzbe, based!-->!-->!-->…
Sharing Thoughts on World Patient Safety Day 2020 Mark Graban Sep 17, 2020 0 Blog Today is the World Health Organization "World Patient Safety Day 2020." Patient safety is not just an American!-->!-->!-->…
Announcing a New Book — A Playbook for Habitual Excellence: A Leader’s… Mark Graban Aug 18, 2020 0 Blog I'm very excited that one of the projects that I've been working on over the past few months has come to!-->!-->!-->…
Great Piece: “Health Care Workers Protect Us. It’s Time to Protect… Mark Graban Jun 22, 2020 0 Audio Today, I wanted to share an excellent article written by Dr. John Toussaint (of Catalysis) and Ken Segel (of Value!-->…
When “Required” Doesn’t Actually Mean Required When it Comes to… Mark Graban Jun 16, 2020 12 Blog tl;dr: Airlines, including American and Delta say that masks are "required" on board, but enforcement of this!-->!-->!-->…
Thoughts on Reopening Workplaces Safely Mark Graban May 31, 2020 3 Blog I was asked by a writer for Forbes.com to share some thoughts on re-opening workplaces safely (or as safely as!-->…
Standard Work for Being as Safe as Possible When Staying at a Hotel Mark Graban May 18, 2020 5 Blog Here is the second post in a series about how to be safe when traveling (if you have to now or when things start!-->…
Standard Work for Being as Safe as Possible When Refueling Your Vehicle Mark Graban May 11, 2020 3 Audio It's possible that I could start traveling again for my healthcare consulting work next month... or maybe in July.!-->…
Living Well in Small Places [Video Chat & Webinar Recording] Mark Graban May 6, 2020 0 Blog Thanks to Emily Elrod for inviting me to do a video chat webinar as part of a series that she has been running!-->…
The Late Paul O’Neill’s Playbook for Habitual Excellence [Video] Mark Graban Apr 21, 2020 2 Blog Today, I went for a brisk 50-minute walk on a sunny morning and my companion was the voice of the late Paul!-->…
Remembering a Great Leader, Paul O’Neill (1935-2020) Mark Graban Apr 20, 2020 3 Audio Paul H. O'Neill, Sr. (1935 - 2020) It was a sad weekend, hearing about the passing of Paul H O'Neill, Sr. on!-->!-->!-->…
Is Your Hospital Punishing or Encouraging People’s Necessary Creativity… Mark Graban Mar 23, 2020 7 Blog This blog post is a collaboration with a Lean healthcare consulting friend of mine, who heard another unfortunate!-->…
For Covid-19 Preparedness, Hospitals Need More Than Written Protocols Mark Graban Mar 16, 2020 2 Audio I've been thinking a lot about hospitals and how they're preparing for the expected tsunami of Covid-19 patients!-->…
Webinar Preview (and Recording): Pursuing Zero Harm as a Driver of Lean in Any… Mark Graban Feb 18, 2019 0 Blog I'm very happy that my friend and long-time colleague Meghan Scanlon, a Principal with the firm Value Capture,!-->…
Kaizen in the Garrison Brothers Bourbon Bottle Dipping Process Mark Graban Sep 24, 2018 3 Blog I'm excited that our sold-out "Symposium on Learning Organizations" group will be visiting Toyota's San Antonio…
What’s Going on at Tesla? Is @ElonMusk Following up on Employee Injuries? … Mark Graban Feb 19, 2018 11 Blog There's a lot to admire about Elon Musk. I admire his risk taking and his entrepreneurial spirit. I use PayPal a…
Toyota is Admired for Good Reason… But About Those Rotating Job… Mark Graban Jan 25, 2018 22 Blog There's much to admire about Toyota and even regular readers of this blog might throw the "fanboy" label at me. …