Tag: Kaizen

Today and tomorrow are the days for our first on-site Kaizen experience at Franciscan St. Francis. I'll be sharing things on Twitter (@MarkGraban) and...

Joe Swartz and I have been working for a while to put together our first onsite Kaizen workshop at his health system, Franciscan St....

You might know my friend Karl Wadensten, the president of VIBCO, a small manufacturer in Rhode Island. I've interviewed him for episode #84 of...

I hope you might have access to this interesting article from the Wall St. Journal: "Toyota Veteran Rises to Corporate Office From Factory Floor."...

Hi - I'd let to let you know about or remind you about a few upcoming events that I'll be a part of. I hope...

You Still Have Time to Register Update -- you can also learn more and register for our April 2016 event via www.KaizenLive.com. Joe Swartz and I...

I recently wrote a blog post for KaiNexus titled "How Kaizen Software Helps Me Be A Better Coach." I've done a lot of Kaizen...

It's time for another "Throwback Thursday" post, which is, as always, accompanied by one of my thoughtful-looking baby pictures :-) Back in 2002, back when...

Lean provides a philosophy and a management model that should be nothing but good for staff and patients. The idea of “respect for people” might sound nice in principle, but what does it mean in a practical sense...

As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. Too much WIP...

This article caught my attention the other day, primarily because I like scotch, whisky (and whiskey and bourbon). The Japanese love scotch whisky and...

Here's another video in the series that Joe Swartz and I shot at Franciscan St. Francis Health back in October. See them all here or via a...