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.
‘Breaking the rice ceiling’
Battle Creek Enquirer - www.battlecreekenquirer.com
Here is an outstanding profile of Gary Convis, the President of the Toyota Georgetown (KY) plant and the highest-ranking American...
2006 Shingo Prize Winners
Reliable Plant MagazineThe latest Shingo Prize winners have been announced. Congratulations to them all! And good luck to them all! I...
Toyota Makes Fortune’s "Most Admired" List
Fortune: Most Admired Companies: SnapshotToyota is the first non-U.S. based company to make the list, in the #9 slot. The top 10 are...
What Are We Searching For?
No, this isn't a 5S discussion. Every once in a while, I peek at the blog servers stats to see what people search...
Lean Healthcare: Park Nicollet Again
kare11.com :: KARE 11 TV - Auto concept drives Park Nicollet strategyIn the news once again, Park Nicollet Hospital in Minnesota is getting media...
Lean As A Business System
IndustryWeek : Continuous Improvement -- Taking A Big-Picture Approach To Lean
Here's a good column from IW, comparing the enterprise lean approach of Newport News...
Why doesn’t this marker cap fit?
Bad Designs - Why doesn't this marker cap fit?This is a fascinating website, full of examples of things that are designed poorly. Many...
What Are Your Reasons?
Seth's Blog: The ReasonA great piece here on Seth Godin's blog. He's primarily a marketing guru, but I thought this was thought-provoking about...
New Q&A With Jim Womack
Here is the latest exclusive Lean Manufacturing Blog Q&A With Jim Womack, author of Lean Solutions and founder of the Lean Enterprise Institute. ...
NPR on the Jobs Bank
NPR : Future Uncertain for Auto Workers' Safety NetI don't mean to focus so much on this Jobs Bank issue. But, this piece...
Get Your Payback From Lean!
Leading Lean: Get Your Payback From Lean!
Here's the latest column from Jamie Flinchbaugh, focused on leadership's responsibility to create opportunities for successful factories. If...
Womack’s WSJ Piece
WSJ.com - Why Toyota WonI still haven't found a free version, but here's a site with slightly more detail.Here is piece written by Jim...
