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.
For Covid-19 Preparedness, Hospitals Need More Than Written Protocols
I've been thinking a lot about hospitals and how they're preparing for the expected tsunami of Covid-19 patients who will need ICU beds and...
Stay at Home: A Covid-19 Message from an E.R Physician, Greg...
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Podcast #360 — @LeahBinder of @LeapfrogGroup on Coronavirus Prep & #PatientSafety...
Returning for Episode #360 of the podcast is Leah Binder, the president and CEO of Leapfrog Group. We last talked four years ago in...
Episode #14 of “Lean Whiskey”: Coronavirus, Supply Chains, and Just-in-Time; Adding...
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In Episode 14 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh finish off another weekend by catching up, drinking whiskey, and talking shop.
In...
Happy Birthday, “Measures of Success” (The Paperback) — Reflections and More
I realize there's a lot of serious stuff taking place in the world... and that's weighing on my mind a ton, which is one...
Covid-19: Don’t Blame Toyota or “Just in Time” for Your Risky...
I normally love the public radio program "Marketplace" and have listened to it (on radio or as a podcast) for 15 years or so.
But,...
The Misleading Use of “YTD” Numbers to Evaluate Performance
In my travels, I see many organizations using Year-to-Date (YTD) numbers to evaluate performance. Some of it is in the context, at this moment,...
Podcast #359 — Alfred Angerer on Lean Healthcare in Switzerland
My guest for Episode #359 of the podcast is Prof. Dr. Alfred Angerer, joining me from Switzerland to talk about Lean healthcare.
I had a...
A Throwback to Another #ThrowbackThursday: Yet Again, the Wrong House Was...
I can't believe that I'm once again writing about this. But, I saw in the news that ANOTHER house was mistakenly demolished in the...
Webinar Preview: A Great Idea Isn’t Enough for Successful Change
Today, I'd like to preview the next webinar that I'll be hosting in our KaiNexus Webinar series.
It's going to be presented by my...
Learning Process Behavior Charts and the More Difficult Challenge of Unlearning...
Thanks to ASQ for asking me to write this article for their "Statistics Digest" newsletter in October of 2019 - click here to access...
What Didn’t Happen After This Preventable (and Potentially-Fatal) Medication Error
Here is a story that was sent to me by a blog reader, who needs to remain anonymous. I know the blog reader fairly...
