Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean, previous Shingo recipients.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Fred Noe of Jim Beam: Leadership Lessons on Mistakes, Innovation, and...
TL;DR: Fred Noe of Jim Beam offers powerful leadership lessons on learning from mistakes, small-batch experimentation, and long-term thinking. His approach shows how psychological...
Speaking at the 2025 Lean Solutions Summit: Why Culture Comes Before...
I'm excited to announce that I'll be speaking at the 2025 Lean Solutions Summit, which will take place September 24-26 in Detroit, Michigan.
This...
Why “You’re Being Safe” Should Be the Norm in Every Operating...
"I wish moments like this didn't seem so noteworthy. I wish focusing on safety and thanking people for speaking up was the norm in...
95% of Enterprise AI Pilots “Fail”–Just Like Lean? Not So Fast
Every few years--or let's be honest, quite often on social media--we see a statistic making the rounds: "70% of Lean initiatives fail." It's usually...
Dale Lucht on Leadership Habits That Sustain Lean Transformations
In this episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, Dale Lucht reflects on the leadership habits that separate short-lived Lean gains from lasting cultural...
Another Truck Got “Storrowed” — Why Warnings Aren’t Enough, and What...
For years, trucks have been crashing into low-clearance bridges along Boston's Storrow Drive, to the point where locals have coined the term "Storrowed." Even...
Five Years of My Favorite Mistake: Lean, Toyota, and the Human...
When I launched the My Favorite Mistake podcast in September 2020, I hoped to create space for leaders and innovators to share the moments...
KaiNexus Values: How a Startup Built a Culture That Scales (and...
A lot of companies "define" their values by gathering the leadership team in a room, tossing around words like "integrity" or "excellence," and selecting...
Learning from Cardboard: What Swiss Hospital Simulations Can Teach Us About...
At first glance, it might look like a group of adults playing make-believe in a large garage. But what's happening at the Swiss Center...
Fear and Futility: Why People Don’t Speak Up–and How Lean Leaders...
Fear and futility are two of the biggest barriers to continuous improvement. When people are afraid to speak up--or believe nothing will change--problems stay...
Jim Womack on the Origins of ‘Lean’ and Why It’s Often...
TL;DR: Jim Womack explains how the term "Lean" was coined to describe creating more value with less waste--and how it became misunderstood as cost...
Lean Lessons from Japan: Mindsets, Culture, and the Challenge of Speaking...
This article is based on my recent Catalysis webinar, "Lean Lessons from Japan: Mindsets, Culture, and the Challenge of Speaking Up." The session was...
