Speaker
Naida Grunden has become a popular speaker nationally and internationally on Lean healthcare at the frontline of care, and the design of facilities that support Lean improvements.
See and Hear Naida
Podcast: An excerpt The Visual Workplace, Work that Makes Sense, with Gwendolyn Galsworth, PhD, April 17, 2012.
Hear the complete podcast on iTunes
Interview with NPR station WQED, December 1, 2008
Listen to Naida's interview about the link between aviation and patient safety, with Lean expert Mark Graban
Here are some highlights from Naida’s speaking engagements:
- Session Speaker, Lean Healthcare Discussion Decision Support International, Boston, MA November 2011.
- Keynote Speaker, Central Arizona Society for Healthcare Engineers, Phoenix, AZ, October 12, 2011
- Keynote Speaker, Health Access Solutions Conference, Anaheim, CA October 6, 2011
- Keynote Speaker, Davies Award Breakfast, HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference, Chicago, IL, 2009 and Atlanta, GA, 2010.
- Featured Speaker, 2010 Global Links Lean Healthcare Leaders Information Exchange, Havana, Cuba November 2010.
- Session Speaker, National Lean Healthcare Conference Nashville, TN, sponsored by Healthcare Performance Partners, May 2010
- Featured Speaker, 35th Annual Operational Excellence Seminar, Salt Lake City, UT, September 2009.
- Keynote Speaker, Fletcher Allen Health Care Academic Medical Center, Burlington, VT and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont, Montpelier. Sponsored by Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center, April 2009.
- Session Speaker, Lean Healthcare Europe Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2008
- Video clip from Healthcare Performance Partners video
- Interview with NPR station WQED, December 1, 2008.
Naida also writes speeches for others. For example, she wrote the healthcare speech for Captain C. B. “Sully” Sullenberger, which was reviewed in 
Modern Healthcare.
- Naida’s material and presentation were organized, very engaging, and well received. She fielded audience questions in a confident, clear, and skillful manner. Event feedback forms were all very strong. Naida is able to speak in a relaxed manner using personal experiences and easy-to-understand examples. She is also a very personable individual and easy to work with. I would not hesitate to recommend her as a public presenter for small or large events.
--Bob Zider, Director, Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center
- As one who spent many years developing conference programs for major healthcare associations, I find it particularly delightful when I hear someone speak who can deliver what every educator wants to accomplish – an audience who walks away from a session with excitement and the learning that was their objective in attending. I have also had the opportunity to interact professionally with Naida and can recommend her, not only on her speaking skills, but also on her professionalism, her interactive skills, and her insight. You will not be disappointed in working with her.
--Margaret Schulte, DBA, FACHE, CPHIMS
Editor, Frontiers of Health Services Management
Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Health Administration
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI
