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.
Keith Champion on the Lucid (Motors) Production System
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My guest for Episode #410 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is...
An MIT Professor, Jonathan Byrnes, on the Covid Vaccine Supply Chain
This is some bonus audio related to an episode of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast that Professor Jonathan Byrnes and I recorded last week....
Habitual Excellence: Paul O’Neill, Jr. Reflects on a Year Since His...
Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing ofpauloneilllegacy.com. He was, among other things, the CEO of Alcoa, United States Treasury Secretary, and...
What are the Origins of the Term SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of...
In my recent podcast with Ritsuo Shingo, one topic was the history of the acronym "SMED" -- it stands for "Single-Minute Exchange of Die,"...
Interview With Ritsuo Shingo On The Toyota Production System And SMED...
My guest for Episode #409 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Ritsuo Shingo. I first met Mr. Shingo at the Shingo Institute Annual...
Katie Labedz on “How to Improve Absolutely Anything”
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My guest for Episode #408 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Katie Labedz,...
The Tragic Hospital Elevator Story That’s Hard to Believe
I've been a fan of Dr. Marty Makary and his work for a while now. He has written about the systemic problems in healthcare...
Why “On Deck Chairs” Can Improve a Covid Vaccination Clinic Flow...
My previous post in this series: A Lean Guy Gets Vaccinated at Dodger Stadium
On Saturday, March 6th, I had the opportunity to visit two...
Choosing Optimism Over Layoffs: Joy Mason’s Lean Approach to Business Operations
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My guest for Episode #407 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Joy Mason, a...
A Lean Guy Gets Vaccinated at Dodger Stadium
This past year, due to Covid, I wasn't able to be on site with a healthcare organization for 359 days. That's almost a full...
Lean Whiskey #26: The Accidental St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, and Discussing...
In Episode 26, we accidentally celebrate St. Patrick's Day with some Irish whiskey, lightly mourn some NCAA March Madness losses (or absences, and Jamie...
Ivan Zakharenkov, DVM on Using Lean to Address Burnout in Veterinary...
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My guest for Episode #406 is Dr. Ivan Zakharenkov, he's a doctor of veterinary medicine and...
