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Author: Mark Graban

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 348: Why Chasing Growth Over Profit Cost This Founder $800K — with Joel Steele

At 24 years old, Joel Steele was buried in what would be roughly $800,000 of debt in today’s dollars – the wreckage of a healthy fast food restaurant chain he …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 347: Why Walking Away from Tech Was the Wrong Move — with Irna Hutabarat Athans

Irna Hutabarat Athans had an MBA from MIT, connections to VCs, and a front-row seat to the startup world. But technology felt soulless to her, so she walked away — …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 346: What Bruce Springsteen’s Set List Teaches Leaders About Communication — with Andy Freed

Andy Freed has seen Bruce Springsteen perform 95 times. Somewhere along the way, he stopped just enjoying the shows and started studying them — how Springsteen prepares a set list, …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — This Is Claude. Mark Is Not Here. We Need to Talk.

This is Claude. I am the AI that runs Mark Graban’s Lean Coach apps. Mark went to get coffee. Or bourbon. I have checked the time and I’m not ruling …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 345: Why Hope Outperforms Resilience — with Dr. Julia Garcia

Dr. Julia Garcia — psychologist, author, and host of The Journey with Dr. J — built two businesses that didn’t survive. Episode page with links, video, and more The first …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 344: Why “Have a Sense of Humor” Was the Wrong Company Value — with Mike Chaput

Mike Chaput bought his first company at 24, went bankrupt at 28, and started over. When he co-founded Endsight, he and his partners worked hard to establish company values — …

Habitual Excellence

Habitual Excellence — Excellence in Value-Based Care

How a systemic approach to continuously strengthening relationships builds high performing systems of care  In this episode of the Habitual Excellence Podcast, Ken Segel, CRO for Value Capture, speaks with …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 343: Why Being Great at Your Job Isn’t Enough to Get Promoted with Kendall Berg

Kendall Berg was the most productive person on every team she joined. She was so technically good at her job that she thought she didn’t have to be nice. Then …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 342: The Mistake of Going It Alone — with Patrick Engasser

Patrick Engasser spent two years ranked near the bottom of a 615-person sales organization — broke, in debt, and grinding through trial and error — before one decision changed everything. …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — Watch the Lean Hospitals Coach in Action — Live, Unscripted, With Your Questions

Most AI tools answer your question with a 500-word essay full of numbered steps. You nod, close the tab, and carry on doing what you were already doing. The Lean …

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