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.
Heroes, Fire Fighters, Toyota
San Antonio: a blueprint to lure Toyota - Triad - MSNBC.com:An article about how San Antonio and Texas lured the soon-to-open Toyota plant, with...
Jeff Liker Webcast Archive Online
Event Registration (EVENT: 22786)Here is the archive of the Industry Week webcast from last week featuring Jeff Liker, author of The Toyota Way. ...
Free Versions of WSJ Articles
I know not everybody has access to the Wall Street Journal, but there is so much good stuff in there. A good thing...
Kremlin Capitalism
WSJ.com - Russian Car Maker Comes Under Sway Of Old Pal of PutinAs a typical American lean person, you might have challenges at work....
A Return to Canadian Manufacturing… Sort Of
globeandmail.com : KODIAK COMES HOMEAt first glance, this looks like a heartwarming story of a Canadian manufacturer that "came home" after bouncing around different...
Honda "Wants" to be High Paying?
Honda plans new Midwest auto plantMore on Honda. Interesting strategy here. Where most companies try to be cheap and hire the lowest-cost employees possible,...
Performance Appraisal Problems
Curious Cat Management Improvement: Problems Caused by Performance Appraisal
Here's a good post on the Curious Cat blog on the problems with performance appraisal systems....
Reducing NVA Office Work
WSJ.com - Work & FamilyFree version of ArticleAnother good article in the WSJ that brings up lean concepts, without mentioning lean. This time,...
Asian Automakers "Perceived" to be Winning
Honda gets closer to picking site for plant (Detroit Free Press)There's also an article in today's WSJ about Honda's growth plans. It also...
Dell and HP Margins
Independent Online Edition > Business NewsDell has been on the bad side of Wall Street for a while now, the stock is some 30%...
Lean Airports vs. Fat Airports
WSJ.com - Airports Start to Feel the Sting Of Airline Cost-Cutting EffortsFat airports? No, I'm not talking about the fast food concessions you...
Good Summary of Lean Healthcare DVD
Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta ReiJon Miller, over at the Panta Rei blog, did a much better job of summarizing the...
