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.
USPS Christmas Card Delivery Defects
Happy Holidays everyone. One of my Christmas cards that I sent out was returned by the Post Office, the envelope and card had...
As Japan’s Elderly Ranks Swell, Toyota Sees New Path to Growth
Free version of articleWednesday's Wall St. Journal front page had quite a contrast. Next to an article about how GM is struggling, there...
NY Times, USA Today, and NPR Report on Toyota
1 -- 'Slow and steady' drives Toyota's growth - (USA Today)
2 -- Toyota Closes In on G.M. (NY Times, requires free registration)
3 -- Toyota...
Not All Japanese Have The Right Idea Like Toyota
Evolving Excellence Blog: : I Don't Speak JapaneseAnother provocative post from Bill Waddell and the Evolving Excellence blog. I'd like to amplify his...
Lean Healthcare: Keys to Safer Hospitals
Keys to Safer Hospitals - Health For Life - MSNBC.comBlog reader Mike R. Lopez, from Albuquerque, NM found this and sent it my way...
Lean Healthcare: Protecting Yourself in the Hospital
USATODAY.com - Your healthYou have to scroll down to see this on USA Today's site, so here's the whole article with my commentary. ...
A Manufacturing Apprentice
:: LFM-SDM NEWS :::Congratulations to Randal Pinkett, the recent winner of "reality show," The Apprentice. Randal was a year ahead of me as...
Adopting the Customer-Driven Mentality
Enterprise - NewsFactor Network
Here is a nice little article on the adaptation of lean principles and the Toyota Production System to service sectors, such...
Project Kaizen » Compilation
Project Kaizen » Day 1: The Case for Project Kaizen
Hal Macomber, the organizer of the "Project Kaizen" group blogging activity has a website...
GM Jobs bank programs — 12,000 paid not to work
Detroit News - 10/17/05UPDATE 2/9/06: Why the sudden interest in this article?? Email me.This isn't new news, nor is it a new...
20,000 Visitors!
It's been a busy month on the blog. After reaching 10,000 visitors at the end of October, we hit 20,000 this past week....
Bad Visual Controls Example: Software
I know this picture is a bit hard to see, but here's one for you software folks out there.See the icons on...
