Cleveland Clinic’s New CEO on Improvement and “Tiered Huddles” Mark Graban Oct 18, 2018 2 Blog Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD was named CEO of the Cleveland Clinic just over a year ago, replacing long-time CEO Toby…
Leaders & Lean: We Need to Better Support Doctors and Other Providers Mark Graban Apr 17, 2018 3 Blog When surgeons have no better options than complaining about process problems on LinkedIn, are their leaders and…
Notes from Hearing “Sully” Speak: Humility, Leadership, and Safety Mark Graban Apr 6, 2018 2 Blog After I kicked off the Lean Six Sigma World Conference this week, I had the fantastic opportunity to hear the…
Tatsuro Toyoda, Former Head of NUMMI, President of Toyota, Passes Away at 88 Mark Graban Jan 9, 2018 0 Blog Yesterday, I saw this headline from the Associated Press: "Tatsuro Toyoda, former head of Toyota, dies at 88"…
Did Toyota’s #Lean Mindsets & Practices Really Leave the (Now) Tesla… Mark Graban Dec 5, 2017 14 Blog Tesla builds cars in what used to be the NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and GM (which meant it was…
Come Join Me to Study Lean & Kaizen for Healthcare: Japan 2018 Mark Graban Oct 9, 2017 0 Blog In the past year or two, it seems like I have heard more about people and organizations leading Lean study trips to…