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.
Delphi files for bankruptcy
Detroit Free PressI doubt Delphi is the "most lean" company around, but they have made significant progress and have won multiple Shingo Prize awards...
Update on Lean Solutions Q&A
An updated on the promised Q&A. I talked with Jim Womack over the weekend and he will be writing some responses to questions...
Engineer critical of Japanese work style
Newstimeslive.com A new book is out, written by an American engineer who worked for a Toyota supplier in Japan. It's been almost 10 years...
Great Lean Example: HON
Cedartown Standard
OK, sorry for my cynicsm on the blog today. Must be because the Red Sox blew it today.
Here's a very positive, encouraging...
More VC $$ for Another "lean software" Company
eBots, Inc. Raises $4 Million in Series A Financing; eBots to Expand Product Suite and ServicesHere is a company that does "e-Kanban" software to...
"Toyota Way Fieldbook" Is Out
Available from AmazonA followup and companion book for the Shingo Prize-winnnig book The Toyota Way.I have it on order and will post a review...
"Nonessential" Workers
Hard-hit New Orleans will lay off 3,000 workers - The Boston Globe:
"Nagin had warned that many of New Orleans's nonessential jobs were at risk"
Without...
The Atlanta Braves’ Culture of Winning — Baseball and Lean
WSJ.com - The Culture of Winning
This is a fantastic interview with the General Manager of the Atlanta Braves, John Schuerholz (requires WSJ subscription). Even...
Lean/5S Team Gets Recognition
The Northeast Georgian: Business
Now this is a very local news source (available to the world, thanks to Google). This is a nice bit...
Local Lean Groups?
Got Boondoggle?: The Paradigm Network:On his blog, Mike W. writes about a local lean group that meets in the Indianapolis area. In Phoenix, where...
Iowa manufacturing can survive: Lean manufacturing just one tool to guarantee...
DesMoinesRegister.comMore discussion about the future of Iowa manufacturing, with a focus on lean. Iowa has been hurt with recent news about Maytag, among other...
New Lean Blog
Got Boondoggle?: Any Idiot Can Cut CostsThere is a new lean blog with a curious title, "Got Boondoggle?" The blogger is opinionated and shares...
