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.
"Lean and Mean" Army? Not Really
TIME.com: Lean and Mean -- Jul 10, 2006 -- Page 1
So the article isn't as bad as I thought given the headline. A better...
"Lean and Mean?" Sir, No, Sir!
TIME.com: Lean and Mean -- Jul 10, 2006 -- Page 1I haven't had time to read this yet, but I'll invite your comments. ...
Being Careful Isn’t Enough, Particularly in Pathology
One of the core ideas of the Toyota Production System is the recognition that people are indeed human and are therefore fallible (part of...
Lean at Krispy Kreme?
Source: shmula ยป Shmula Eats a Donut: Lean at Krispy Kreme
My friend Peter Abilla runs an interesting blog (www.shmula.com) that discusses business, operations, and...
Cheaters Never Prosper?
No, this isn't a commentary on Ken Lay's death today, although I was surprised to hear he was a vacation home in Aspen awaiting...
"The problem is management"
WSJ.com - Kerkorian MotorsInteresting quote in today's WSJ regarding Kirk Kerkorian and the proposed GM/Nissan/Renault deal:He and Mr. York, his 67-year-old sidekick, have decided...
More on CEO Pay
FORTUNE: The real CEO pay problem - July 10, 2006When even FORTUNE Magazine is writing about excessive CEO pay, you know you have a...
The Myth of Setting Goals
TOM WALSH: Time for Wagoner to show why GM needs him:A lot has been written about the proposed deal between Nissan-Renault and General Motors....
How Handoffs Can Kill
Hospitals combat errors at the 'hand-off'I've blogged before about how handoffs in a process create opportunities for errors. I wrote about a trivial...
GM & Delphi to Lose 40k Brains
Buyouts may top 40,000 - 06/24/06 - The Detroit News OnlineWall Street will celebrate, but GM and Delphi are about to lose the experience...
Good Lean Plants to Tour Near Atlanta?
I got an email from a Plant Manager near Atlanta who is looking for a nearby lean plant to tour:"I have toured the Toyota...
Blog Holiday through July 4
Hi Everyone -- Next week is going to be a very intense work week and my parents are visiting over the 4th of July......
