Can Lean Improve Spinal Fusion Surgery? Is This the Right Definition or Use of… Mark Graban Aug 27, 2018 6 Blog Here's a blog post written by three physicians: Can the auto industry improve spinal fusion surgery? It's…
Major League Baseball Works on Standardizing the Ball… For What Purpose? Mark Graban May 29, 2018 2 Blog Back in 2014, I wrote an article for The Lean Post: "Standardization is a Countermeasure, Never the Goal" I'm a…
Following the Rules in Japan: Lean, Sushi, and Otherwise Mark Graban Mar 12, 2018 0 Blog Last week, I got back from my third trip to Japan and we visited three hospitals, Toyota, another manufacturer, and…
#Lean Thoughts While Watching Football Mark Graban Oct 5, 2017 4 Blog I've blogged about football before - I should say "American football," since I have many international readers.…
Airplane Food: Flight Attendant Kaizen or a Violation of Standardized Work? Mark Graban Sep 19, 2017 9 Blog Today's blog post is about airplane food. It's not about the quality of airplane food... it's not an SNL…
My Webinar Recording: Standardize What Makes Sense… Mark Graban Aug 16, 2017 4 Audio Today at 3 PM, I'm doing a webinar at the invitation of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, as part of…
Signs, Error Proofing, and Explaining Why in the Gym Mark Graban Jul 31, 2017 0 Blog Are warning signs or instruction signs effective when they just tell people what to do? Should we use error…
[Updated] Texas Rangers’ 3B Adrian Beltre Ejected for 5S or Standardized… Mark Graban Jul 28, 2017 0 Blog Update: See the end of the post with some photos I took at the game yesterday where Beltre got his 3000th career!-->…
Live Blogging Day 1 of #HCSummit17 – #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Mark Graban Jun 7, 2017 1 Blog I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California. Follow on Twitter using…
A Confusing Rule That Seemed to Not Be Enforced: Minor League Baseball Mark Graban May 23, 2017 11 Blog Questions for a baseball game, a hospital or any workplace: What happens when we have rules that are confusing to…
The Good and the Bad of the United CEO’s Follow Up to Flight 3411 Mark Graban May 5, 2017 0 Audio It's good that United's CEO has taken responsibility for system problems. It's great that they are changing some…
What are the “Quick Wins?” Ask the People Doing the Work Mark Graban Apr 17, 2017 11 Blog Last week, I received a few questions from somebody at a hospital system and I thought I'd address one of them…
“Practicing Lean” Excerpt: Lesa Nichols on Standardized Work &… Mark Graban Jan 27, 2017 0 Blog As I'm documenting in the comments here, the collaborative eBook Practicing Lean has now generated more than $1000 …
#TBT: What CFO Magazine Wrote About #Lean in 2009 Mark Graban Dec 15, 2016 2 Audio I first blogged about this article back in 2009 and it's still online: "Keen to Be Lean" The sub headline talks…
Guest Post: Tom Brady (TB12) – Lean Thinker Tom Gormley Nov 1, 2016 5 Blog Tom Gormley Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new guest contributor, Tom Gormley. I first met Tom in 2009 or!-->!-->!-->…
The Time I Volunteered at a Distillery and Couldn’t Help Doing Kaizen Mark Graban Aug 17, 2016 10 Blog One thing I enjoy is the opportunity to basically be a “value adding” worker in a process. The work is pretty…
What Do You (or Your ______) Like or Dislike Most About Your Hospital? Mark Graban Aug 5, 2016 3 Blog This article caught my eye at Becker's Hospital Review: We asked 13 physicians what they really think of their!-->!-->!-->…
Lean at UCLA Harbor Medical Center Featured by the BBC Mark Graban Aug 3, 2016 2 Blog The BBC radio program "The Science Hour" recently aired a program with a segment where an unexpected person (Dr.…