Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 2nd, 2022 Ryan McCormack Dec 2, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 18, 2022 Ryan McCormack Nov 18, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Comparing Toyota’s Latest Ramp Up to Tesla’s Mark Graban May 9, 2018 7 Blog The first thing that prompted me to write this post is an interesting article about Toyota and their Georgetown,…
Lean: Hit or Myth? Layoffs, Patient-Centered Care, and More Mark Graban May 27, 2015 4 Audio It's not uncommon to hear statements thrown around about Lean that are more of a myth than anything resembling…
Throwback Thursday: 23 Tweets I Might Have Sent in 2002 Mark Graban Apr 9, 2015 1 Audio I have been going through some old papers recently and I found two sheets of paper with hand-written thoughts or…
Tweets & Notes from a Patient Safety Conference Mark Graban Jan 23, 2015 0 Blog Today and tomorrow, I'm attending the "Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit" in Irvine, California, as…
Six-Second Vine Video: Plan then Do then Study then Adjust then… Mark Graban Sep 3, 2014 0 Blog For those of you not familiar with Vine, it's a social network owned by Twitter that allows you post videos that…
Tweets From My First Lean Study Trip to Japan, Day 1 Mark Graban Nov 12, 2012 3 Blog I know many of you aren't into the whole Twitter thing, but I'm using my account (@MarkGraban) to share some!-->!-->!-->…
My Twitter Handle is now @MarkGraban Mark Graban Dec 30, 2011 0 Blog This post is simply a brief administrative announcement for those of you who use Twitter. Many of you won't care,…
Warning: You Can’t Even Draw a Map with this “Value Stream… Mark Graban Jul 13, 2011 33 Blog If you are a Twitter user and follow the #Lean hashtag on Twitter, you might have seen a lot of noise from a…
Real-Time Office Kaizen With the Help of Twitter; Practicing What I Preach Mark Graban Jun 28, 2011 3 Blog As I've been working on my upcoming second book, Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable…
If management stopped demotivating their employees… Mark Graban May 23, 2011 23 Blog I'm always happy when the wisdom of Dr. W. Edwards Deming spreads in modern social media, almost 20 years!-->!-->!-->…
Dangers of a Pithy Quote About Patient Safety? Mark Graban Nov 5, 2010 7 Blog Yesterday, I tweeted a quote about patient safety that I've seen posted on the wall or bulletin board in many…
Tweet to Win An Autographed Book and Mental Model Cards from Pascal Dennis! Mark Graban Aug 30, 2010 3 Blog You might know of and already be a fan of Pascal Dennis (read more about him and listen to my recent podcast with…
Saturday Fun: Social Media on “The Office” Mark Graban May 22, 2010 2 Blog I know this is a blog about Lean, but if you're reading this, you might be somewhat hip to social media. That's…
A New App to Download, Events to Attend, and a Book to Read Mark Graban Feb 19, 2010 2 Blog Today's post is a few Friday odds and ends about a new thing I've been involved, events I'm attending, and a new…
Notes from #IHI09 Day 2: Paul Levy Mark Graban Dec 16, 2009 3 Blog Paul Levy on Transparency, Social Media, and Quality Following up and continuing this morning's post about…
"Love" or "Lean," This Quote Rings True Mark Graban Nov 16, 2009 6 Blog I saw this quote on Twitter from the pastor Rick Warren (happens to fit in the 140 characters): "Love isn't…