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Lean Blog Audio — Almost 17 Years Later: Reflections on Lean Hospitals and the Journey of Improvement

The blog post It's hard to believe, but it's been almost 17 years since the first edition of Lean Hospitals was published–an effort that eventually received the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award and has since …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 533: Building Independent, Empowered Teams Through 6 Transformational Leadership Habits, with Cheryl Jekiel

My guest for Episode #533 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Cheryl Jekiel, founder of the Lean Leadership Center and a longtime advocate for aligning continuous improvement with people-centered …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 322: Quitting My PhD: Rob Dorgan on Redefining Success, Beating Burnout, and Finding Purpose

My guest for Episode #322 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Rob Dorgan, a multi-talented professional whose career path has taken him from paralegal to college professor, retail store owner, manufacturing …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 532: v2 Coaching Relentless Problem Solvers and Building a Culture of Lean Thinking — Anne Frewin’s Leadership Approach

My guest for Episode #532 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Anne Frewin, a seasoned Lean leader with over 12 years of improvement experience in healthcare, laboratories, and manufacturing. …

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Lean Coffee Talk — S2: E 4: Crossover Event with the JIT Cafe: Daily Coffee and Productivity Routines

In Episode 4 (Season 2), Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh are joined by the hosts of the Just-in-Time Cafe podcast, Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O’Rourke. This is the second joint …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 321: Why Listening to Yourself Is the First Step to Better Communication — Cynthia Kane on Learning to Pause

My guest for Episode #321 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Cynthia Kane, founder and CEO of the Kane Intentional Communication Institute and author of several books, including How to Communicate …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — From Lab Work to Leadership: Dr. Jen Heemstra’s Guide to Thriving in Science Careers

🎙️ In this bonus episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban welcomes back Dr. Jen Heemstra, Charles Allen Thomas Professor and Chair of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 320: The Costly Expansion Mistake That Made Damon Lembi a Better ‘Learn it All’ CEO

My guest for Episode #320 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Damon Lembi, CEO of Learnit, a live learning and development platform that has helped upskill over 2 million professionals. Episode …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — Patrick Adams Previews the 2025 Lean Solutions Summit in Detroit

In this bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, host Mark Graban welcomes back Patrick Adams, founder of the Lean Solutions team and author of Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap—a Shingo …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — Kakorrhaphiophobia: How Fear of Failure Sabotages Continuous Improvement and Innovation

Read the blog post When I first came across the word kakorrhaphiophobia, I thought it might be one of those obscure terms you learn once and never use again. But the …

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