Come See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan Health This October! Mark Graban Jun 24, 2019 0 Audio Registration is open for "Kaizen Live!" -- the 2019 edition. Joe Swartz and I are excited to announce that!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
How Standard Should Standard Improvement Boards Be? Joseph E. Swartz Nov 14, 2018 0 Blog Guest Post by Joe Swartz: At Franciscan Health, we were struggling to create a system-wide standard for our…
#ChangeChampions: Insights from a Health System Leader on Supply Chains Mark Graban Mar 19, 2018 0 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 7, 2018 0 Interviews 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… Mark Graban Jul 17, 2017 0 Blog 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?” Mark Graban Jun 16, 2017 14 Audio 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” Mark Graban Mar 31, 2017 0 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 23, 2017 1 Blog 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 Mark Graban Jan 22, 2014 3 Blog 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 —… Mark Graban Dec 4, 2013 0 Blog 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 Joseph E. Swartz Nov 26, 2013 1 Blog 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 Joseph E. Swartz Nov 19, 2013 3 Blog 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”… Mark Graban Sep 26, 2013 1 Blog Joining me for episode #187 is Joe Swartz, my friend and esteemed co-author for our books Healthcare!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…