Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
Coming Soon: A Livestreamed Podcast Episode with Jarvis Gray
I'm happy to announce a live-streamed recording of my Lean podcast with my guest Jarvis Gray.
You can join us Live on Linkedin on Wednesday,...
Bruce Hamilton and the Northeast Lean Conference, Toast Kaizen, and More
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My guest for this bonus episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Bruce Hamilton, who...
I’m Coming to Australia and New Zealand in 2025! Workshops in...
Hi, I'm very grateful and excited that AME Australia has invited me to participate in what they call a "road show" in March and...
Lean Whiskey #48: Lockout Tagout Your Equipment, but Not My Whiskey
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In Episode 48 of the Lean Whiskey podcast, Jamie Flinchbaugh and Mark Graban begin by comparing two whiskeys from the same distillery.
Mark selected...
Lean Failure Explained: When Command-and-Control Leadership Sabotages Success
How Often Does This Happen?
It's a story I've heard too many times. An organization spends years, even decades, entrenched in a top-down, command-and-control culture....
Jacob Stoller on Productivity Reimagined and Lean’s Role in Growth [Podcast]
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My guest for Episode #517 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jacob Stoller, a journalist,...
Yes! Another Lean Book Emphasizes Psychological Safety’s Importance
I'm happy to share some exciting news related to Lean and Psychological Safety. For a long time, there have been very few books directly...
Whoa! A.I. Podcast Hosts Discuss “The Mistakes That Make Us”
I've played around with ChatGPT before (including in a few blog posts), but the advancements in A.I. technologies are pretty breathtaking.
I recently tried out...
Roberto Priolo – The Lean Global Connection Event and Spreading Lean...
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My guest for this bonus episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Roberto Priolo, the...
Why Labeling Mistakes as ‘Stupid’ Is the Real Mistake: Turning Errors...
When discussing mistakes, it's common to hear terms like "stupid mistake" or "dumb mistake" thrown around, especially when reflecting on our own errors.
However,...
Leadership Failure: How Refusing to Be Wrong Hurts Teams and Innovation
"I am never, ever wrong."
That's a statement that should disqualify an applicant from ANY leadership position.
True leadership isn't about projecting infallibility--it's about fostering a...
Jenn Christison: Lessons in Even Better Leadership, Lean Thinking, and Organizational...
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My guest for Episode #516 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jenn Christison, founder and...
