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 Japan Tour "Boondoggle"
Got Boondoggle?: Japan Day 1 - Toyota Motor KyushuBoondoggle indeed, Mike! I am really looking forward to reading more of Mike's posts from...
A Factory on a "Diet"?
Aero-News Network: Columbia Aircraft Puts Bend Factory On A DietRead the article and answer me this: did Columbia Aircraft have this bass-ackwards? ...
Another Shingo Prize for the Army
The Herald-Mail ONLINECongratulations to the Letterkenny Army Depot for winning its second Shingo Prize for lean excellence."David Gress, the division chief for the Ground...
NFL Kaizen
After the Thursday night NFL game, I wrote about the poor system design and the need for process improvement with the instant replay system....
GE Can Really Help Spread Lean
IndustryWeek : Driving Incremental Value Through Lean Six SigmaGE did so much to help popularize Six Sigma, will they do the same for Lean?...
Improving Jet Boarding Times – Capital or Creativity?
DenverPost.com - United debuts new jet bridgeI've always wondered why more airlines didn't board/de-plane from the front AND back of the plane. I...
Microsoft Pushing Lean
Microsoft: Lead and sustain lean manufacturing transformations enterprise-wideI was surprised to see last week that the blog is getting a lot of traffic from...
Lack of Clear Visual Controls and Training in the NFL
After Saban's late flag, Steelers roll
Did you see the Steelers/Dolphins game last night? It probably didn't impact the final score, but there was...
Discipline and Blame in Healthcare Oversight
State's long disciplinary process doesn't protect patients, critics sayHere is a story about complaints with Florida's disciplinary system for physicians. The system seems...
Liker: Auto Suppliers Still Not Lean
Lean Blog: LeanBlog Podcast #3 -- Dr. Jeffrey Liker
I hope you have listened to the LeanBlog Podcasts. I'm surprised that they haven't generated more...
A Real Sign GM is Improving Quality
USATODAY.com - GM lengthens warranties to five years or 100,000 milesFor all of their whining about how the biased media unfairly portrays GM's quality,...
Stinky "Cheese"
I might have been the last one in the working world to try reading the book "Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to...
