How Standard Should Standard Improvement Boards Be?
Guest Post by Joe Swartz: At Franciscan Health, we were struggling to create a system-wide standard for our…
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#ChangeChampions: Insights from a Health System Leader on Supply Chains Thoughts…
Today, I'd like to share the latest in my series of articles about "Champions of Change," which is based on a…
Podcast #299 – Joe Swartz, 10+ Years of Kaizen at Franciscan
Joining me again for episode #299 of the podcast is Joe Swartz, my friend and esteemed co-author for our books…
A Recommended Sequence of Podcasts and Webinars on Kaizen and Continuous…
I've produced A LOT of content about Kaizen and continuous improvement over the past 11 years, including podcasts…
The Power of “How Might We?”
In this post, I write about a phrase that I heard many times when visiting Franciscan St. Francis Health in…
Mark Graban & Joe Swartz on the “Gemba Academy Podcast”
Thanks to my friends at Gemba Academy for having my Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz and me on their podcast,…
#TBT: My Podcast Interview with Joe Swartz on a Kaizen Culture in Healthcare
This post looks back at a podcast that I did a few years ago with Joe Swartz, talking about how he helped introduce…
Before Asking Others to Do Kaizen, First Do Kaizen Yourself
Today, Joe Swartz and I are leading a workshop about "Healthcare Kaizen" in Farmington Hills.
A "core Kaizen…
Mark Graban & Joe Swartz “Healthcare Kaizen” Workshop —…
I'm very excited to announce that my Healthcare Kaizen series co-author, Joe Swartz, will be joining me to…
Kaizen Coaching: Avoid the Shut Down
Mark's Note: Today brings another guest post from Joe Swartz, my co-author for our Healthcare Kaizen series of…
Kaizen Coaching – The First Rule: Keep Ideas with the Creator
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Joe Swartz, my co-author for the books Healthcare Kaizen and The Executive…
Podcast #187 – Joe Swartz, Co-Author of the “Healthcare Kaizen”…
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Joining me for episode #187 is Joe Swartz, my friend and esteemed co-author for our…