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…
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 Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new guest contributor, Tom Gormley. I first met Tom back in 2009 or 2010 when…
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.…
Guest Post: Is Your Organization Practicing “Unlean Lean”? Drew Locher Feb 11, 2016 1 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is something that Drew Locher originally published in his email newsletter (sign up…
The Shared Interests & Goals of Lean and the Patient Safety Movement Mark Graban Jan 22, 2016 0 Blog Later today and tomorrow, I'll be attending the annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit that's…
Another Conversation About L.A.M.E. and Lean in Manufacturing and Healthcare Mark Graban Aug 31, 2015 11 Audio It's far too common to see somebody with just a little bit of understanding about Lean do things that really…
Lean Thoughts at a Toronto Blue Jays Game Mark Graban Aug 18, 2015 0 Blog I love what I do and I travel a lot... the travel can sometimes be a drag, such as last Monday's flight delays with…
A Lean Guy Listens to NPR: NICU Waste, Growing a Rural Hospital, Value in Cancer… Mark Graban Jul 31, 2015 0 Audio I did a similar post in 2012, but here's a post where I share some recent NPR stories that I've heard recently…
Is Your Lean Journey Being Embraced With “Open Arms?” Are you… Mark Graban May 21, 2015 2 Blog The phrase "Lean journey" is used widely to describe an organization's transformation over time. It's either a…