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.
A Book Cover’s Iterative Journey: “The Mistakes That Make Us”
Recently, we held our fun "cover reveal" party and streaming event. Thanks to everybody who attended and thanks to Elisabeth Swan for hosting! The...
The Third Time (Almost the Fourth) Was the Charm at Starbucks...
When I was at KaiNexicon last week, our hotel in Austin had a Starbucks in the lobby. I'm a pretty regular drinker of the...
Ken Pilone On Transferring TPS & Lean To Areas Outside Of...
Joining us for Episode #476 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ken Pilone, who has more than 30 years' experience in Organization Development...
PDF Preview Now Available — “The Mistakes That Make Us”
Now available for download and reading: A PDF preview of the Introduction and Chapter 1 of my upcoming (June 30: available now!) book, The...
An Update on My New Book — Print Edition Page Layout...
Here is an update on the production and publication process for my new book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning...
Surveying Some KaiNexus Customers on Psychological Safety in Their Workplaces
Today, I gave a talk at the annual KaiNexicon (KaiNexus User Conference) on the theme of:
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY: A Pre-Condition for Continuous Improvement
In advance of...
It’s Unfair and Unjust to Blame and Punish Nurses for Systemic...
One sign that medical mistakes are a systemic problem is when you see headlines like this around the world, this time in New Zealand:
Elderly...
Interview with Joshua Kerievsky on the Joy of Agility — It’s...
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Joining us for Episode #475 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Joshua Kerievsky, the founder...
A New Blog Series About DEIA, Psychological Safety, and Healthcare Safety...
Running through the final post yesterday, Value Capture hosted a new blog series that was a collaboration with my friend Deondra Wardelle and other...
How Toyota / TSSC Helps Norhart, a Construction Company, with Lean...
This week's episode of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast features Mike Kaeding, the CEO of a company, Norhart, that designs, builds, and rents apartments....
Ask Me About My Book! And Other Topics
Thanks to my book coach Cathy Fyock for the "Ask Me About My Book" coffee mug and for the coaching she's provided along the way for...
#TBT: Happy National Nurses Week — Posts on #Lean and Nursing
This week is National Nurses Week. Nurses are highly skilled and, too often, are underappreciated.
Lean should be one of the best things that ever happened to nurses. In a truly Lean environment, we wouldn't be understaffed. Nurses wouldn't get blamed and punished for systemic problems. Hospitals and the broader healthcare system would break down silos and barriers to care. And, nurses would be treated respectfully by everybody in the system at all times.
Instead of being a hospital to celebrate and thank nurses, I'm on some vacation time through next Tuesday. So, I'll leave some of my favorite blog posts and podcasts about nursing and Lean here in this post.
