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Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations features thoughtful, in-depth discussions with leaders, authors, executives, and practitioners who are applying Lean thinking in the real world.
Hosted by Mark Graban—author of Lean Hospitals, Measures of Success, and The Mistakes That Make Us—the podcast explores Lean as a management system, a leadership philosophy, and a people-centered approach to continuous improvement.
Episodes span healthcare, manufacturing, startups…
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- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Len Berry, PhD on "The Promise of Lean in Healthcare"
Joining me for Episode #169 is Leonard L. Berry, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Marketing in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. We are talking…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Carolyn McCulley, "Breaking the Wall of Silence"
My guest for episode #168 is Carolyn McCulley, from CityGate Films, and she is a co-director and producer of the upcoming documentary called "Breaking the Wall…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Claire Crawford-Mason, Producer of Dr. W. Edwards Deming Videos
My guest for episode #167 is Clare Crawford-Mason, the producer of the landmark 1980 NBC documentary that featured W. Edwards Deming, “If Japan Can Do It, Why…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Julie Bartels, Healthcare Clinical Business Intelligence at Catalysis
My guest for episode #166 is Julie Bartels, Executive Vice President, National Healthcare Information at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. In this…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Chris Vogel, Lean in Adminstrative Settings: Office, Financial, and Banking
My guest for episode #165 is Chris Vogel, President & CEO of Compass Affiliates. I've met Chris before at an LEI Lean Transformation Summit and he is doing a…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Rachelle Schultz, CEO of Winona Health - Driving Lean in Her Health System
My guest for episode #164 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Rachelle Schultz, CEO of Winona Health (based in Winona, Minnesota). Rachelle was a part of…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Lean Healthcare Leadership — Dr. Greg Johnson on Physician Engagement
My guest for episode #163 is Dr. Gregory R. Johnson, the Chief Medical Officer at Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In this episode, we talk about how…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Patrick Vlaskovits and Brant Cooper, ’The Lean Entrepreneur’
My guests for episode #162 are Patrick Vlaskovits (@pv) and Brant Cooper (@brantcooper), previously guests on episode #99. I recently ran into them at the Lean…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Steve Bell, Author of ’Lean IT’ on Agile, Scrum, and Lean Startup - ’Run, Grow, Transform’
Steve Bell, author (most recently) of the book Run Grow Transform: Integrating Business and Lean IT is my guest for episode #161 of my podcast series. Steve is…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Dr. Joe Guarisco, Emergency Department Process Improvement through Lean
My guest for podcast #160 is Joseph S. Guarisco, M.D., FAAEM, FACEP. Dr. Guarisco is currently Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine and System…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
John Toussaint, MD, on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report, Best Care at Lower Cost
A returning guest for episode #159 is John Toussaint, MD, the CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value and the author of the books On the Mend…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Why Lean Must Be Led by the CEO — Art Byrne on The Lean Turnaround
My guest for podcast #158 is Art Byrne, author of the new book The Lean Turnaround: How Business Leaders Use Lean Principles to Create Value and Transform…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Nick Sarillo, ’A Slice of the Pie’ - Leadership Lessons from a Pizza Chain*
Show notes: https://leanblog.org/157 Remastered June 2021 Joining me for episode #157 is Nick Sarillo, founder of Nick's Pizza & Pub and author of the new book…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Mike Stoecklein, Memories of Working with W. Edwards Deming
My guest for episode #156 is a friend, Mike Stoecklein, the Director of Network Operations for the Healthcare Value Network. I was able to work with Mike when…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Jim Benson of Modus Cooperandi on ’Personal Kanban’ and Setting WIP Limits
Joining me for episode #155 is Jim Benson, co-author of the book Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life. Jim is the founder of a company with a great…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Rick Morrow, Healthcare Process Improvement, High Reliability, and Lean Six Sigma
My guest for episode #154 is Rick Morrow, a director at Healthcare Performance Partners and author of the book Utilizing the 3Ms of Process Improvement in…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Psychologist Robert Maurer, PhD, One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
Joining me for Podcast #153 is Robert Maurer, PhD, Director of Behavioral Sciences for the Family Practice Residency Program at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Matt Stewart, ’Walk On,’ Lessons from Northwestern’s Unlikely Rose Bowl Run
My guest for podcast #152 is Matt Stewart, and we are talking about his book The Walk-On: Inside Northwestern's Rise From Cellar Dweller To Big Ten Champ. Matt…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Karen Martin on The Outstanding Organization and Building Everyday Excellence
Joining me for episode #151 is my friend Karen Martin, talking about her newly-released book The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Jeffrey M. Lobosky, MD, ”It’s Enough to Make You Sick” - Problems in Healthcare and Health Reform
My guest for episode #150 is Jeffrey M. Lobosky, MD, the author of the book It's Enough to Make You Sick: The Failure of American Health Care and a…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Gregory Jacobson, MD, CEO of KaiNexus on Kaizen in Emergency Medicine (Continuous Improvement)
My guest for episode #149 is Gregory Jacobson, MD, the co-founder and CEO at KaiNexus. We'll be talking about his early work with Kaizen in emergency medicine…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Naida Grunden & Charles Hagood on ”Lean-Led Design” for Hospital Construction and Renovation
Episode #148 is a conversation with a returning guest, Naida Grunden (previous episode) and her co-author Charles Hagood (of Healthcare Performance Partners)…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Scott Patten and Peter Armstrong, Founders of LeanPub.com, Part 2 on Lean Publishing
Episode #147 is a part two of a conversation with Scott Patten and Peter Armstrong from LeanPub.com (listen to part one in episode #140). They want to be THE…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
John Toussaint, MD on Potent Medicine and Reforming Healthcare Through Lean
Episode #146 is a discussion with a returning guest (#54, #62, #72), John Toussaint, MD, the CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. Today, we're…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Natalie Sayer, ”Lean for Dummies”
Episode #145 is a conversation with Natalie J. Sayer, co-author of the recently updated 2nd edition of the book Lean For Dummies. I was able to meet Natalie at…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
CEO Dean Gruner, MD, Lean & Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) at ThedaCare
Episode #144 is a discussion with Dean Gruner, MD, the president & CEO of ThedaCare, talking about Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and how ThedaCare is…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Mark Graban & Ron Pereira (Gemba Academy): SPC Webinar Q&A, Statistical Process Control and Management
Like podcast #133, this episode is a Q&A that follows up a webinar I did for my good friends at Gemba Academy recently, on the topic “Using Statistical Process…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Eric Ries on How Taiichi Ohno’s Ideas Shaped the Evolution of Lean Startup *
Episode page Episode #142 brings us a returning guest (#115), Eric Ries, author of the best-selling book The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Norman Bodek Remembers Taiichi Ohno of Toyota Production System Fame *
Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/141 Remastered audio June 2021 Episode #141 is a chat with Norman Bodek, as he shares his recollections of working with…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
LeanPub.com Founders, Peter Armstrong & Scott Patten (Part 1) - Lean Publishing
Episode #140 is a discussion with Scott Patten and Peter Armstrong from LeanPub.com – they want to be THE website for publishing “in-progress books”. We'll be…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
David Munch, MD of Healthcare Performance Partners on Lean for Clinical and Non-Clinical Processes
Episode #139 is a conversation with Dave Munch, MD, the Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for Healthcare Performance Partners (HPP). Before…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Al Norval on the Lean Pathways ”Manifesto” on Lean Business Systems
Episode #138 is a discussion with Al Norval from Lean Pathways, talking about his new publication titled: “The Lean Manifesto: Back to basics – how a Lean…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Jerry Bussell on the Jacksonville Lean Consortium
Episode #137 is a chat with Jerry Bussell, founder of the Jacksonville Lean Consortium. I've met and talked with Jerry many times through LEI, so I'm thrilled…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Paul Akers, Interview About His Book ’2 Second Lean’ *
Our guest for episode #136 is Paul Akers, President of FastCap and author of the book 2 Second Lean. Remastered August 2021 Here, we are talking about the new…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Dan Markovitz, the Author of ’A Factory of One’ on the Personal Applications of Lean
Our guest for episode #135 is Dan Markovitz, author of the new book A Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
The Sergeant Thomas Joseph Sullivan Center - Daniel Sullivan and Dr. Greg Jacobson
Episode #134 is a different topic than usual. Instead of strictly talking Lean, today's discussion is about broader issues of healthcare quality and our United…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Mark Graban, Healthcare Kaizen Webinar Q&A Session with Ron Pereira of Gemba Academy
Episode #133 is hosted by Ron Pereira, from Gemba Academy, as he leads me through additional Q&A as a follow up to our recent webinar on my upcoming book…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Prof. Bob Emiliani, Looking Back at Virginia Mason Medical Center Visiting Wiremold
A returning guest for episode #132, we are joined by author and professor Bob Emiliani. Today, we are chatting about some videos he recently posted to his…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Paul Borawski, the CEO of ASQ (American Society for Quality) on the Baldrige Award and More
My guest for episode #131 is Paul Borawski, the CEO of ASQ, the American Society for Quality. Today, we are talking about ASQ, their recent World Quality Month…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Greg Howell, Managing Director of the Lean Construction Institute
My guest for episode #130 is Greg Howell, co-founder and managing director of the Lean Construction Institute (LCI), a non-profit organization devoted to…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Chris Cooper, on His Book ”The Little Book of Lean” and Simpler Consulting
My guest for episode #129 is Chris Cooper, a vice president with Simpler Consulting. We're talking about his new book The Little Book of Lean. We discuss his…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Mark Graban Interviewed on Quality Digest Live About Healthcare Quality
Episode Page Podcast #128 turns the tables a bit, as your host Mark Graban is, this time, interviewed by Dirk Dusharme and Ryan Day from the online video show…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Dr. Richard Shannon on Lean Healthcare, Toyota Methods, and Patient Safety
Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/127 Remastered audio June 2021 Podcast #127 is a very special conversation with a leader and a hero of mine in the world…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Auto Industry Legend and Executive Bob Lutz on His Book ’Car Guys vs. Bean Counters’
Episode Page My guest for Podcast #126 is Bob Lutz, author of the book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business. Retiring in…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Mike George on Lean Six Sigma for Government & Politicians (‘Strong America Now’)
My guest for Podcast #125 is Mike George, the founder of Strong America Now, a “nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing and educating citizens to…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Paul O’Neill on Habitual Excellence, Safety, and Healthcare Reform
U.S. Treasury Secretary from 2000 to 2001 and former CEO of Alcoa. Show Notes: https://www.leanblog.org/124 Remastered June 2021 I have a very special guest…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Group Health Leaders on Lean & Medical Home - Dr. Claire Trascott and Alicia Eng
This episode is a discussion with two leaders from Group Health Cooperative, a consumer-governed, nonprofit health care system based in Seattle, Washington. My…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Paul Akers, CEO of FastCap on the LeanAmerica.org Initiative
This episode is a conversation with Paul Akers, founder and president of FastCap LLC, based in Bellingham, WA. FastCap is an international product development…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Dr. Mrinalini Gadkari on the Ohio State Healthcare MBOE Program - Lean, Six Sigma, and More
Today's episode is a discussion with Mrinalini Gadkari, a Senior Lecturer at the Fisher College of Business. Today, we're talking about the new Master of…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Dr,. Jody Crane & Chuck Noon on Lean Healthcare in Emergency Departments
Today's episode is a chat with Jody Crane, MD, MBA and Chuck Noon, PhD. They are talking about their outstanding book The Definitive Guide to Emergency…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
ThedaCare CEO Dr. Dean Gruner Discusses Strategy Deployment and Their Lean Management System
Produced in partnership with the Healthcare Value Network, episode #119 is a discussion with Dean Gruner, MD, the president & CEO of ThedaCare. Here, we talk…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Jim Womack on GM, Toyota & Lean Six Sigma *
Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/118 Remastered July 2021 Episode #118 is a follow up to podcast #116 with Jim Womack, founder and former Chairman of the…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Prof. Samuel A. Culbert on Getting Rid of the Performance Review
Episode Page Episode #117 is a conversation with Prof. Samuel A. Culbert of the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Along with Daniel Pink, he is a fellow alum…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Gemba Walks and Lean Leadership Lessons with Jim Womack *
Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/116 Remastered July 2021 Episode #116 brings us Jim Womack, founder and former Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Eric Ries on The Lean Startup Methodology and How to Build Successful Businesses with Continuous Innovation *
Episode #115 is a discussion with Eric Ries (@ericries), entrepreneur and author of the book The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
John Kim, Lean and Executive Healthcare Leadership
Episode #114 is a conversation with John Kim, of the firm John Kim & Associates. John is a recognized leader in the Design, Development, Implementation and…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Special - Charlie Sheen Calls the Lean Line
Now actor Charlie Sheen has been all over the news lately, giving interviews to practically anyone with a microphone. This is the type of "news" I normally try…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Aubrey Daniels PhD, "Safe by Accident?"
Episode #113 is a discussion with Aubrey Daniels, PhD, the founder and chairman of his firm Aubrey Daniels International. Today, we are talking about his most…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Naida Grunden, A Discussion About Lean, Aviation Safety, Captain Sullenberger, and Checklists *
Episode #112 is a chat with Naida Grunden, the author of the outstanding book The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare: Improving Patient Care Using Toyota…
- Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Jeffrey Liker on Toyota’s Crisis and the Toyota Way
Episode #111 brings us some time with Professor Jeffrey Liker from the University of Michigan, the well-known author of many books in the The Toyota Way…