Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Chef Gordon Ramsay on Never Making the Same Mistake Twice
I loved a recent New York Times article about Chef Gordon Ramsay, including this part:
"Ramsay said that when he makes a mistake, he owns...
Looking Ahead to Greg Jacobson’s Keynote at the HSPI Conference
As a previous keynote speaker at this event, and as a friend and colleague of KaiNexus CEO Dr. Greg Jacobson, I was very excited...
Lean Leadership in Action: CEO Larry Culp’s Journey to Revitalize GE...
As I recently shared on LinkedIn, I really appreciated the annual shareholder letter that was published and shared by Larry Culp, who has been...
Closing Boeing’s “Shadow Factory” is Harder Than it Sounds
For a long time, I've heard the phrase "the hidden factory" used to describe various forms of waste in a factory, including rework operations...
Improving MRI Safety for Patients and Staff: Tobias Gilk
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My guest for Episode #497 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Tobias Gilk, the founder...
The Problem (737 MAX and Beyond) at Boeing Isn’t “Idiots.” It’s...
As we sit in seat 26A, mindlessly watching a movie, we take for granted that our cell phone (or the shirt off our back)...
What Will a “Quality Stand Down” Day Accomplish at Boeing?
What do Boeing frontline mechanics and engineers think about this day? What did they expect going into it? How did the day turn out?...
Apply Operations Science to Accelerate Success Now, with Ed Pound [Webinar...
I'm excited to be hosting and moderating a new webinar that's part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series, to be presented by Ed...
Beyond Blame: How Punishing Healthcare Workers Fails to Prevent Medication Errors
In healthcare, leaders saying "we'll hold them accountable" too often means, in reality, "we'll punish individuals for mistakes that have many systemic causes."
To the...
No, You Can’t Have Too Much Psychological Safety
Thanks to Timothy R. Clark and Junior Clark for this excellent episode of their "Culture by Design" podcast from LeaderFactor:
In the episode, they debunk...
Mistakes are Proof that You’re Trying? A Situational Analysis
We can all make mistakes, so I advocate for learning from mistakes through my book, podcast, and speaking. I do my best to learn...
Lean Whiskey #44: New Year’s Resolutions, But not Dry January; Boeing...
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In Episode 44 of the Lean Whiskey podcast, Jamie Flinchbaugh and Mark Graban get back together for this first episode of 2024.
Since we're...
