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.

Continuing to Continuously Improve My Online Scheduling Process

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For years, I've scheduled many phone calls and web meetings. That's only increased during this current Covid-19 era. Sooooo many Zoom meetings. I do...

Adam Lawrence on The Wheel of Sustainability

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My guest for Episode #362 is Adam Lawrence, managing partner with Process Improvement Partners LLC. He's an industrial engineer who had a long career working...

Kaizens at the Grocery Store (and the Drug Store) [COVID-19]

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I wrote a blog post for KaiNexus that's the first in a series that we're going to run about "Opportunities for Improvement" in everyday...

See? Lean is About Flexibility, Not Low Inventory

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It's great to see examples of manufacturing companies being flexible and adaptive in these challenging times. Lean methods are often providing a huge boost...

Monday: Our First Live Video Version of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast

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The first 14 episodes of "Lean Whiskey" have been traditional audio podcasts. Jamie Flinchbaugh and I record them through Zoom and we usually use...

Is Your Hospital Punishing or Encouraging People’s Necessary Creativity During the...

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This blog post is a collaboration with a Lean healthcare consulting friend of mine, who heard another unfortunate story from his sister, an emergency...

Test Your Covid-19 Knowledge in a Live Quiz Show [Recording]

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Recently, I hosted this... COVID-19 Quiz Time: Test Your Knowledge and Learn Even More March 24 from 1:00 - 2:00 ET Previously, we've hosted "Ask Us Anything"...

Leaders Need to Lead By Example, Especially in a Crisis

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I believe that leaders need to lead by example. This was true in my "Lean manufacturing" days when a good plant manager would make...

Let’s Do a Virtual Book Club on “Measures of Success”

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Being in work from home mode, I alternate from thinking and writing about the current crisis and trying to figure out how to be...

Podcast #361 — Ask Docs Anything on Covid-19 / Coronavirus (Read,...

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Episode #361 of the podcast is admittedly not about Lean, but it's an important topic that I think needs to be shared in these...

One Doctor’s Troubling Experiences in the Emergency Department [Covid-19]

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I had a phone conversation yesterday with an emergency medicine physician after her shift at an unnamed hospital in an undisclosed state. She had a...

Webinar Preview: Steve Kane on Coaching Strategies for Leaders

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Today, I'm sharing a preview (in podcast and transcript form) of a webinar that Steve Kane, from Gemba Academy, will presenting on April 8th...
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