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Mark Graban

Beyond Mistakes: Uncovering Toyota’s Approach to Success Through Learning

This post is built around excerpts from the book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. Read more…

5 min readDec 18, 2023

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Beyond Mistakes: Uncovering Toyota’s Approach to Success Through Learning

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Mark Graban

Respect Every Individual Patient: Disposable MRI Hijabs

In the Lean methodology, we often talk about the need to have and practice “ respect for people” — a phrase that comes from Toyota…

3 min readNov 19, 2021

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Respect Every Individual Patient: Disposable MRI Hijabs

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Mark Graban

This WSJ Article About Lean Isn’t Terrible (via GE and Larry Culp)

The Wall Street Journal has an epic track record when it comes to always getting it wrong when they write about Lean or the Toyota…

6 min readNov 18, 2021

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This WSJ Article About Lean Isn’t Terrible (via GE and Larry Culp)

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Mark Graban

Uncommon Leadership — Lasting Impact and Paul O’Neill [eBook Excerpt #4]

Value Capture is pleased to share another excerpt, our fourth, from the free eBook, Lasting Impact: Leaders Share Lessons from Paul H…

19 min readNov 5, 2021

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Uncommon Leadership — Lasting Impact and Paul O’Neill [eBook Excerpt #4]

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Mark Graban

Confusion Galore, A Vaccine Administration Error: My Moderna COVID Booster

Having received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March (at Dodger Stadium), I was happy to have the opportunity to get a booster. Based on…

15 min readNov 4, 2021

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Confusion Galore, A Vaccine Administration Error: My Moderna COVID Booster

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Mark Graban

The Need to Error Proof Medication Vials, Including COVID Vaccines

I’ve given a few presentations about Lean and mass vaccination clinics, based on my visits (as a guest observer / learner and as somebody…

7 min readNov 3, 2021

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The Need to Error Proof Medication Vials, Including COVID Vaccines

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Mark Graban

When It’s Easier to Distort the System Than it is to Improve It: Baseball Attendance

I’m often reminded of what the late Brian Joiner would write or say (often repeated by W. Edwards Deming), where he basically said there…

4 min readJul 8, 2021

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When It’s Easier to Distort the System Than it is to Improve It: Baseball Attendance

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Mark Graban

Another Inspiring eBook — “Lasting Impact: Leaders Share Lessons from Paul H.

Republished from the Value Capture blog…

3 min readDec 3, 2020

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Another Inspiring eBook — “Lasting Impact: Leaders Share Lessons from Paul H.

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Mark Graban

If you aren’t working to win the war against Covid-19, stop what you are doing and read this

Below is a very important message from Dr. Gregory Jacobson, an emergency physician who has been very active in trying to educate the…

4 min readMar 20, 2020

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If you aren’t working to win the war against Covid-19, stop what you are doing and read this

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Mark Graban

A Message About Covid-19 and Our “Ask Doctors Anything” Webinar

This is a message that was written by my friend and colleague, Jeff Roussel:

3 min readMar 18, 2020

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A Message About Covid-19 and Our “Ask Doctors Anything” Webinar

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Mark Graban

Mark Graban

Consultant, speaker, author, podcaster. Author @LeanHospitals & “Measures of Success.” Senior Advisor & investor @KaiNexus . Marketing @ValueCaptureLLC .

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