Lean Failure Explained: When Command-and-Control Leadership Sabotages Success

Mark Graban - October 17, 2024

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Whoa! A.I. Podcast Hosts Discuss “The Mistakes That Make Us”

Mark Graban - October 9, 2024

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Why Labeling Mistakes as ‘Stupid’ Is the Real Mistake: Turning Errors into Growth

Mark Graban - October 7, 2024

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Leadership Failure: How Refusing to Be Wrong Hurts Teams and Innovation

Mark Graban - October 6, 2024

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Why Kindness in Leadership Matters: Lessons from ‘The Mistakes That Make Us’

Mark Graban - October 1, 2024

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What Little Thing Made This Nurse Manager Realize She DID Have...

Mark Graban - January 6, 2015 1

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Bringing Me Problems is OK, We’ll Find Solutions Together

Mark Graban - December 15, 2014 10

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The Kaizen Approach to Getting Others Comfortable with Sushi

Mark Graban - December 1, 2014 1

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Our Toyota Tour Guide’s Small Improvement — Kaizen in Action

Mark Graban - November 18, 2014 10

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What the Book “Lean Thinking” Said About Healthcare in 1996

Mark Graban - August 14, 2013 10

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Toyota’s Respect for People Principle: The Heart of Lean Thinking and...

Mark Graban - February 26, 2013 54

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A Japanese Hospital CEO on Kaizen, Innovation, and Breakthrough

Mark Graban - November 15, 2012 14

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Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma” Please

Mark Graban - October 22, 2012 26

An article by Mark Graban titled "Jumping to Solutions: A Hard Habit to Break," published on March 3, 2014, on LinkedIn. The article includes a header image of a woman leading a meeting with the caption, "Before I state the problem, are there any solutions?"

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A Hard Habit to Break

Mark Graban - May 23, 2012 26

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Lean Healthcare Featured in Sunday’s New York Times Business Page

Mark Graban - July 11, 2010 12

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Standardized Work in Lean Healthcare: Insights from Toyota and Dr. Atul...

Mark Graban - February 22, 2010 39

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“Lean Won’t Work Here… We’re Different!” Is That Really True?

Mark Graban - July 14, 2009 29

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Mark Graban on Data vs. Facts, IllustratedNovember 26, 2024
GE, in its current incarnations, isn't really a Six Sigma company anymore. They are all in on Lean: https://www.leanblog.org/2024/03/safety-and-lean-flight-deck-featured-in-ge-aerospace-investor-day-2024/
Aleksi Heinonen on Data vs. Facts, IllustratedNovember 26, 2024
Once deviations have turned to data, it's probable that the wisdom of the moment and people around it have been…
Jorge Benjamín Wong on Change from Inside or Outside of the SystemNovember 25, 2024
Please SEE https://intenseminimalism.com/2015/12-leverage-points-to-bring-change-to-a-complex-system/
Jorge Benjamín Wong on Change from Inside or Outside of the SystemNovember 25, 2024
How Germany, Western Europe, Japan, China, Vietnam, etc. changed since 1945? (China after 1979). Those systemic transformations occurred after much…
Mark Graban on Lost My iPhone in Tokyo: A Lesson in Japanese Kindness and Culture on My Japan Study TripNovember 16, 2024
I'm on my way home... I managed to NOT leave my iPhone behind a second time, even with more taxi…