Episode #9 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Affordable Bourbon,… Mark Graban Nov 5, 2019 0 Lean Whiskey Mark and Jamie It's great to have Jamie Flinchbaugh back for another episode of the Lean Whiskey podcast. !-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast #346 — Mark Ryan, Transformation, Kaizen, and Management at… Mark Graban Aug 24, 2019 0 Interviews Joining me for Episode 346 of the podcast is Mark Ryan, a Transformation Coach and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt!-->!-->!-->…
Why Lean Manufacturing… is Less Fun Than Google Autocomplete? Mark Graban Aug 15, 2017 4 Blog There's a fun game you can play online in your browser... and it's free. Start typing a phrase into the Google…
Not All Improvement Ideas Require “Projects” It's Not All About Cost… Mark Graban Jun 14, 2017 8 Blog In this post, I share some thoughts and build upon one of the presentations at last week's Lean Healthcare…
What Did People Want to Talk About? Open Space & #Lean Coffee at #SHS2017 Mark Graban Mar 3, 2017 4 Blog Yesterday, Isaac Mitchell and I asked a group of Society for Health Systems Conference attendees what they wanted…
Do We Want The Same Results? Mark Graban Mar 1, 2017 11 Blog Thanks to Sam Selay for today's guest post. Although he's writing about the government and the military, I think…
Podcast #274 – Jay Arthur, “Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals” Mark Graban Feb 1, 2017 4 Interviews My guest for Episode #274 of the podcast is Jay Arthur, author of Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals: Improving Patient…
Improving Safety & Quality Matters, but a $54 Million Cost Savings Makes for… Mark Graban Jan 26, 2017 2 Audio I saw this article a few days ago in one of the larger healthcare industry trade publications: How One Woman Saved…
1% Improvement Here and There Can Make a Big Difference in Wine Making? Mark Graban Oct 11, 2016 1 Blog I was fortunate to take a nearly two-week vacation recently, a trip that included a week in France. My wife and…
Podcast #264 – Tyrone Butler on Lean, Six Sigma, ITIL & More Mark Graban Sep 26, 2016 1 Blog My guest for Episode #264 is a friend from here in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, Tyrone Butler. He is LSS Managing…
My Lean Healthcare Trip to China: Transitioning From Beijing to Shanghai Mark Graban Aug 10, 2016 0 Blog Continuing my series of blog posts about my July trip to China, today's post is about the second city I visited:…
My Article for Quality Digest About #Lean Falsehoods; “QDL” Show on… Mark Graban Jul 20, 2016 0 Blog We'll probably also talk about this article that was published yesterday on QualityDigest.com: "Lean Is About…
Stuff I’m Reading May 2016: Bad Patient Experiences, Bad Workplaces &… Mark Graban May 24, 2016 0 Audio As is often the case, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog…
Gemba Academy Visits Franciscan St. Francis Health to Learn #Lean & #Kaizen Mark Graban Apr 21, 2016 0 Blog Our friends at Gemba Academy produce some really nice online Lean education materials. It's a subscription service,…
It might be too late to get “Buy In” by the time you bemoan the lack… Mark Graban Feb 9, 2016 4 Blog Another question I get thrown at me very often is something along the lines of “How do we get more buy in for…
How Failed Lean Implementations Are Like a Bad Home Theater System Mark Graban Feb 1, 2016 4 Audio Alternate title: “Lean is an Integrated System. Of Course Just Implementing Pieces Leads to Failure.” Throughout…
“Practicing Lean:” Starting Out with Six Sigma Mark Graban Sep 14, 2015 5 Blog Today's post is an excerpt from the collaborative ebook project Practicing Lean. I wrote the first two chapters of…
Podcast #229 – John Dyer, Reflections on Deming, Six Sigma, and More Mark Graban Sep 8, 2015 0 Blog My guest for episode #229 is John Dyer, president of his consulting firm, JD&A, Inc., and a contributor for…