Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean, previous Shingo recipients.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Frequently Highlighted Passages in “The Mistakes That Make Us”
One exciting feature of the Amazon Kindle format is the ability for readers to see what other readers have frequently highlighted. It's also fascinating,...
Recorded Live Event — Mark Graban and Katie Anderson Book Chat,...
I hope you'll join me and Katie tomorrow at 2 pm ET...
Katie and I will discuss my new book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating...
Two Excerpts from “The Mistakes That Make Us” – KaiNexus and...
Today I'd like to point you to two excerpts from my new book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and...
Celebrating 17 Years of #Lean Podcasting Today — A Birthday-versary
TODAY marks the 17th birthday (or is it an anniversary?) of my Lean Blog Interviews podcast (known in the early days as the LeanBlog...
Lean Whiskey #40: If Burbn Didn’t Pivot to Instagram, We Might...
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In Episode 40, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh get back together after their in-person visit, where they enjoyed the origins of this podcast: talking...
The Mistakes That Made “The Mistakes That Make Us” – First...
Bottom Line Up Front:
I wrote a book about mistakes. That book was published... with some mistakes.
Since it's a book about learning from mistakes,...
Paul Critchley Interviews Mark Graban About “The Mistakes That Make Us”
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For Episode #480 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast turns the tables, as regular host Mark...
Does This Chart Show a Clear Reduction — Or Variation?
I saw this chart recently. It shows the monthly average length of stay (LOS) at a hospital:
The narrative about the chart said it was:
"continuing...
PDSA, or Doing it Well, Starts With Psychological Safety
The core of Lean and the Toyota Production System is the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) or Plan-Do-Study-Adjust (PDSA) mindset. It's a structured approach for problem-solving and...
Recording: Free Webinar with Karyn Ross on Kind Leadership
I really enjoyed the webinar that my friend Karyn Ross presented on July 11th as part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series. I...
Analyzing Rare Events, Like MLB Perfect Games, with Process Behavior Charts
In my book Measures of Success, I share what I've learned about the "Process Behavior Chart" methodology for management metrics and business performance measures....
New Book Challenges Conventional Wisdom: “The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating...
Colleyville, TX, July 05, 2023 --(PR.com)-- Mistakes are often seen as roadblocks to success, but what if they were actually the stepping stones to growth...
