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.
More on Healthcare Incentives
In China, Preventive Medicine Pits Doctor Against System - WSJ.com:Continuing the discussion from Evolving Excellence, today's WSJ has a well timed article. This...
Lean is Jazz
Hot corporations know how to swing - USATODAY.com
Interesting article in the USA Today business section yesterday, an interview with jazz great Wynton Marsalis about...
"Be Careful" is Not Enough
I was boarding an American Airlines Super 80 at DFW yesterday, I noticed a warning sign on the controls of the jet bridge. As...
Trying to Reduce Hospital Overprocessing
A Novel Plan Helps Hospital Wean Itself Off Pricey Tests - WSJ.comKevin, over at Evolving Excellence, raised a similar issue about misaligned incentives and...
Nissan and Lean Dealerships
From today's Automotive News (not freely available online):Industrial engineers trained in the fine points of Japanese manufacturing are about to descend on some Nissan...
RFID as a Workaround
I've been wondering for a while what the value of my CPIM certification is (a previous employer paid for it). APICS has been...
Jim Baran on Recruiting Lean Talent and the State of the...
LeanBlog Podcast #16 is the first part of two with Jim Baran, the Owner of Value Stream Leadership, a leading recruiting firm that specializes...
Toyota’s Factory Medical Center
Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog ยป In-house Health ClinicsTip of the hat to John for finding this article about companies bringing some doctor...
Healthy Addictions
I was working in my home office this morning, about 9 AM. It's icy, cold, rainy here in Texas. It was below...
Calling DFW or Texas Lean Companies
Personal request -- I'm looking for a Dallas/Fort Worth area company that is in an advanced state of lean implementation. (that's quite a flexible...
WSJ Interviews LaSorda
Tom LaSorda Plebeian Prince (WSJ)Here is a new interview with Chrysler's Tom LaSorda, a lean leader who has been featured often here on the...
What’s On Toyota’s Mind?
Thanks to Pete for findng this and sending it my way. This link takes you to an animation thats apparently produced for Toyota...
