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A Lean Management System That Doesn’t Depend on the Lean Team — Emily Swaney, OhioHealth

Emily Swaney, VP of Operational Excellence at OhioHealth, explains how a Lean Promotion Office of 11 people supports a Lean management system for 35,000 associates. The approach relies on developing leaders as problem-solving coaches and on connecting daily huddles and…

Mark Graban
September 30, 2026

Blog, Interviews

Interview with Lisa Yerian, MD On The Cleveland Clinic’s Improvement Journey And How Lean Got Them Through COVID

My guest for Episode #449 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Lisa Yerian, MD. She joined Cleveland Clinic in anatomic pathology in 2004, and has held several pathology and enterprise leadership positions. After 10 years serving as Medical Director of Continuous Improvement,…

Mark Graban
June 28, 2022

A Lean Management System That Doesn’t Depend on the Lean Team — Emily Swaney, OhioHealth

Interview with Lisa Yerian, MD On The Cleveland Clinic’s Improvement Journey And How Lean Got Them Through COVID

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