Rhode Island’s Governor Announces Lean Initiative, Declares… Mark Graban Apr 13, 2015 2 Audio You might know my friend Karl Wadensten, the president of VIBCO, a small manufacturer in Rhode Island. I've…
Podcast #221 – @JacobStoller, “The #Lean CEO” Mark Graban Apr 8, 2015 3 Blog My guest for episode #221 is Jacob Stoller, author of a book that was just released: The Lean CEO:!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast #217 – Interview with Alan Robinson, Co-Author of The Idea-Driven… Mark Graban Mar 2, 2015 2 Blog Our guest today is Alan G. Robinson, PhD, an award-winning author, educator, researcher and!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Video Interviews with Karl Wadensten and Paul Akers Mark Graban Sep 10, 2014 2 Blog Our theme this month on the KaiNexus blog is executive leadership. We are concluding that series with a new!-->!-->!-->…
Picking on the PICK Chart Mark Graban Jul 15, 2014 16 Blog The so-called "PICK chart" has become a pretty common sight in healthcare as a way of visualizing and prioritizing!-->…
Super Bowl Commercial: American Factories? You Can’t Do That! Really? Mark Graban Feb 4, 2014 8 Blog I'm a bit of a counter-culturalist when it comes to the hype about Super Bowl commercials being entertainment and…
Guest Post: Book Chapter on VIBCO and “Captain Karl” Mark Graban Dec 16, 2013 0 Blog Mark's note: Today's guest post is an excerpt from the book Remarkable by Toby LaVigne. Toby's bio can be found at…
Public Radio Story on VIBCO Helping Rhode Island Healthcare Mark Graban Mar 1, 2012 3 Blog Short post today - the sole purpose is to point you to a great Rhode Island Public Radio story by Megan Hall. She…
An Inc. “Best Small Company Workplace” & Their Lean Culture Mark Graban Jan 10, 2012 3 Blog As I was cleaning out a pile of stuff in my office, I found an unread issue of Inc. magazine from June 2011.…
Talk Preview – “Why Your Hospital Should be Like a Factory… Or… Mark Graban Apr 21, 2011 9 Blog When hospital people say they don't want to be a factory or "we don't want assembly-line medicine," the statement!-->…
Enough with the Factory Bashing, Please – Healthcare Professionals and WIRED… Mark Graban Feb 25, 2011 22 Blog Those of you who know my background know that I spent the first 10 years of my career working in various…
Updates on Two Lean Radio Shows: “Lean Nation” and “American… Mark Graban Dec 14, 2010 5 Blog Many of you may have been following developments related to two radio shows about Lean that have graced the…
A Brief Video Look into Lean at VIBCO Mark Graban Nov 7, 2010 0 Blog I may have shared this video before, but it's worth taking a quick video peek into one of my favorite companies -…
Seth Godin Catches All Manufacturers, Unfairly, in his “Factory… Mark Graban Oct 19, 2010 16 Blog I really like Seth Godin's writing - his blog on marketing is one that I have followed regularly for years and his…
A Breath of Lean Positivity – Paul Akers and FastCap Mark Graban Oct 12, 2010 4 Blog I had an amazing conversation on Saturday with Paul Akers (pictured at left), the founder and president of FastCap,…
Passport “Processing Time” or Waiting Time? Mark Graban May 26, 2010 11 Blog I recently heard this on a cable news channel that was blaring in the airport: "The current passport processing…
New Post on ‘The Lean Edge’ – Lean and Innovation Mark Graban May 12, 2010 1 Blog Continuing my participation on TheLeanEdge.org, I answered a new question about Lean and innovation. My answer…
The Waste of Pulling Promised Training Funds in Rhode Island Mark Graban Apr 29, 2010 1 Blog I'm sharing this appeal on behalf of a good Lean friend, Karl Wadensten from VIBCO in Rhode Island. Karl is…