A Chart is a Picture That’s Worth More Than a Thousand Words? Mark Graban May 24, 2022 0 Blog I recently saw this article in the Washington Post: This MLB season, the ball is making everyone batty Major!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Congratulations to Gregg Popovich, Winningest NBA Coach and a Great Leader Mark Graban Mar 12, 2022 0 Blog When I lived in San Antonio (2012 to 2015), I became a huge fan of the San Antonio Spurs. I mean, it's a civic!-->…
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!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Throwback Thursday: Consternation Again Over a New NBA Ball Mark Graban Jan 13, 2022 0 Blog It's been a while since I've done a "Throwback Thursday" post, but I saw some news stories late last year that!-->…
Is Bryce Harper a “Bust” This Season (2019)? Or is He Just More… Mark Graban Sep 17, 2021 7 Blog I'm updating this post with data from the past two seasons, especially since Bryce Harper is considered to be a!-->…
The Return of “Ted Lasso” and the End of “Tyrannical”… Mark Graban Jul 22, 2021 0 Blog I absolutely loved the first season of the show "Ted Lasso" (available streaming through Apple TV+). If you're!-->!-->!-->…
Throwback Tuesday: Shohei Ohtani, Norman Bodek, and the Harada Method Mark Graban Jul 13, 2021 0 Blog As I watched the MLB Home Run Derby last night, I really enjoyed watching the Japanese baseball player Shohei!-->…
When It’s Easier to Distort the System Than it is to Improve It: Baseball… Mark Graban Jul 8, 2021 2 Blog I'm often reminded of what the late Peter Scholtes would write or say (often repeated by W. Edwards Deming), where!-->…
Amin Elhassan: It’s Not Enough to Be Right, How You Communicate Matters More Mark Graban Jun 23, 2021 0 Blog I've learned this lesson the hard way at times in my career: Having the right answer isn't enough if you can't!-->…
Will “Kaizen” Get the Buffalo Bills to Next Year’s Super Bowl? Mark Graban Jan 28, 2021 6 Blog I'm not a Buffalo Bills fan (a.k.a. "The Bills Mafia"), but I did attend one game at what was then called Rich!-->…
NFL Scoring is Up, An All-Time High, But is it A “Signal” Worth… Mark Graban Oct 13, 2020 9 Blog I do enjoy watching football, so this headline caught my eye: "Why Are N.F.L. Scores Scores So High This!-->!-->!-->…
Respect for People as a Competitive Advantage in Major League Baseball Mark Graban Jun 24, 2020 1 Blog "Respect for people" is, of course, a core tenet of Lean and the Toyota Production System. It's an important idea!-->…
Are NFL Kickers “Regressing” in Field Goal Accuracy? Mark Graban Nov 30, 2019 4 Blog Rodger Sherman is a fellow Northwestern alumnus who I follow on Twitter, for tweets about NU football and beyond. !-->!-->…
#Throwback Thursday (and Updates): Bryce Harper, Home Runs, Attendance, and Game… Mark Graban Oct 3, 2019 2 Blog The Major League Baseball regular season has ended, so there's an opportunity to revisit some posts about!-->…
An Example of Quick PDSA Study & Adjust on ESPN’s MNF? Mark Graban Sep 11, 2019 11 Blog Last night was the first night of Monday Night Football (MNF) on ESPN. I didn't tune in until the last five!-->…
Is Tom Brady Getting Better AND Getting Worse With Age? Mark Graban Sep 6, 2019 1 Blog I was reading this NFL preview article in the Wall Street Journal (which makes as much sense as getting business!-->…
A Strong Signal in the Number of Home Runs — and a Surprising Special Cause Mark Graban Jun 27, 2019 2 Blog It's been a busy few weeks for me with work travel and, blogwise, I'm winding down into a few weeks of "blog!-->!-->!-->…
A PDSA Cycle in the Early Days of Baseball Uniforms Mark Graban Jun 18, 2019 1 Blog As somebody who grew up as a big baseball fan, I somehow managed to not see the Ken Burns documentary, Baseball. !-->!-->…