Meeting A Professional Hero: Donald J. Wheeler, PhD, of “Understanding…
I recently got to meet Prof. Donald J. Wheeler when he gave a keynote talk at the Society for Health Systems…
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New White Paper: “#Lean for Doctors”
I'm happy to share a link to a white paper that I co-authored for Catalysis (formerly the ThedaCare Center for…
Learning & Emulating Without Copying Blindly from Duke Hoops, Toyota, or…
While I'm writing here about Northwestern men's basketball learning from Duke (without copying everything), the…
The Advice about #Lean That Your Hospital CEO Should Be Getting
Art Byrne's latest book, The Lean Turnaround Action Guide, has a lot of great tips that he's trying to share, CEO…
But Pigs and Corn Aren’t Cars! #Lean in Farming
I don't know anything about farming. The only time I spend on "farms" is visits to wineries that grow grapes, as…
Podcast #267 – Steve Shortell on #Lean Healthcare Research
Joining me for Episode #267 is Stephen M. Shortell PhD, MPH, MBA. He is Blue Cross of California…
ThedaCare CEO Dean Gruner to Retire; What’s Next for ThedaCare?
A few weeks ago, I saw this announcement about Dean Gruner, MD, the second CEO to lead ThedaCare during their…
#TBT: Posts from Julys Past
I'm going to be away from the blog (and Twitter) through July 13, but here are some blog posts from Julys of years…
Strategy Deployment as a Series of Hypotheses or Predictions (Part 2)
Here is the EXTREMELY belated Part 2 of my post, started in January 2015 with Part 1, on Strategy Deployment (SD)…
This Upcoming Webinar on Change and Brain Science Will Open Your Eyes
I've known Dr. Mark Jaben for a while now... we share not just a similar sounding name, but also a passion for…
Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Starts Today; Past Videos of Dr. John…
Today's the first day of the two-day Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, an annual event that's being held this…
Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of June 6, 2016: Lean Hospitals, Ali,…
Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from…
#FrontierFail & Frontier Lies… Why Competence is Required Before Lean
I think I'm done complaining about Frontier Communications on Twitter. It's been a very frustrating week, as I'm on…
Updates: NICU Innovation, Labs, MLB Netting, VA Waiting (and Cheating)
I recently saw some updates and new details related to some topics I've covered here on the blog, so I'm combining…
Dr. John Toussaint Responds to the NEJM Piece: What Lean Really Is
Regular readers will remember my post about the New England Journal of Medicine piece on Lean by Pamela Hartzband,…
Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of April 4, 2016: Fishbones, Kaizen,…
Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from…
Recorded Webinar with Jacob Stoller: “3 Primary Assumptions of Successful…
Last year, you might have heard my podcast episode with author Jacob Stoller, talking about his book The Lean CEO.…
Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of December 14, 2015: Holiday Prius, Lean…
Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from…