Mark Graban

Mark Graban
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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.

Mike Leigh on Breaking Down Barriers with Lean

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Joining me for Episode #392 is Mike Leigh, the President of his firm OpX Solutions, LLC. Mike was one of the contributors, writing a...

When the Chef Goes and Sees (Well, Tastes) the Problem

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A few years ago, my wife and I went to a highly-regarded (and oft-recommended) restaurant in the Orlando area (our now former home). I...

Mary and Tom Poppendieck on #Lean Software & More

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My guests for Episode #391 are Mary Poppendieck and Tom Poppendieck, the authors of books including Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit, Implementing Lean...

Please Vote — Lean Thoughts on Respect, Flow, Safety, and Statistics

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Today is, of course, election day in the United States. Here is a post with some random thoughts. I was fortunate in that I was...

Episode #22 of “Lean Whiskey”: Catching Up with Honsha Friends Over...

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For Episode 22, Mark Graban is joined by Darril Wilburn and Sammy Obara, two former Toyota employees who are colleagues at the firm Honsha....

“Red / Amber / Green” Charts Are Neither State of the...

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In my book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, I try to make the case that "Process Behavior Charts" are a...

“Adopting and Adapting” TPS to the Raymond Lean Management System

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My guest for Episode #390 is Keith Ingels, the TPS (Toyota Production System) Manager for Raymond Corporation -- Raymond is part of Toyota Material...

Mistakes and Swiss Cheese Ruining My Day (and Some Podcast Recordings)...

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The other day, I had an external hard drive completely fail. I lost the last 10 days' worth of data. That wasn't supposed to...

Episode #21 of “Lean Whiskey”: What is the Point of Lean...

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In Episode 21, Mark and Jamie return to our regular casual format of open discussion over a drink, this time joined by Tom Ehrenfeld,...

Elisabeth Swan on The Problems With Brainstorming and Why “Structure Sets...

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My guest for Episode #389 is Elisabeth Swan. She is the co-author of The Problem-Solver's Toolkit and co-host of the Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast. As...

Why I’m Partnering Again for #RootCauseRacism, Series 2 @ www.RootCauseRacism.com

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Back in August, I handed over my blog to Deondra Wardelle for the week and that became the #RootCauseRacism series. I'm proud of how...

Kata, Crises, and Michael Lombard’s Innovative AME Conference Keynote

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My guest for Episode #388 is my friend Michael Lombard. I first met Michael when he lived in the DFW area and first got...
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