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My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 330: Why Curiosity Drives Better Leadership (Debra Clary)

My guest for Episode #330 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Debra Clary, a leadership strategist, researcher, and executive coach with more than four decades of experience at organizations including Frito-Lay, …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 329: From Toxic Culture to Empathic Leadership: Lessons in Empathy and Accountability (Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller)

My guest for Episode #329 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller, a TEDx speaker, empathy and leadership expert, and author of The Empathic Leader: How EQ via Empathy …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — GE’s Larry Culp: Why Lean Thinking Starts with Safety and Respect for People

The blog post This episode looks at how GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp grounds Lean leadership in two fundamentals: safety and respect for people. Drawing on his recent appearance on …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 2: Why Unlearning Old Habits Is Harder Than Learning New Ones

In this edition of Mistake of the Week, Mark Graban tells a story that didn’t appear in any safety report or headline — it happened on a pickleball court. Early …

Habitual Excellence

Habitual Excellence — 97: Dramatic Perioperative Gains … Sustained

In this episode, host Ken Segel talks with Donise Musheno, Vice President of Perioperative Services at Lancaster General Hospital (Penn Medicine), about leading large scale operational transformation through trust, culture, …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 1: How 531 Living Patients Were Mistakenly Declared Dead

In this week’s Mistake of the Week, Mark Graban tells the story of a Maine hospital system that accidentally mailed condolence letters to 531 very-much-alive patients. The cause? A computer …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — Fred Noe of Jim Beam: Leadership Lessons on Mistakes, Innovation, and Long-Term Thinking

The blog post In this episode of Lean Blog Audio, Mark Graban reads and reflects on his post “Fred Noe of Jim Beam: Leadership Lessons on Mistakes, Innovation, and Long-Term …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 537: From Firefighting to Flow: Darren Walsh on Lean Leadership Routines that Sustain Results

My guest for Episode #539 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Darren Walsh, author of Making Lean and Continuous Improvement Work: A Leader’s Guide to Increasing Consistency and Getting …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — The Biggest Lean Six Sigma Myth: “Lean Is Just About Speed”

The blog post In this episode of the Lean Blog Audio podcast, Mark Graban reads and reflects on one of his classic posts: “The Biggest Lean Six Sigma Myth: ‘Lean …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — I’m Still Dreaming About My Meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro’s Sushi in Tokyo

The blog post In this episode of Lean Blog Audio, Mark Graban reads his reflection, “I’m Still Dreaming About My Meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro’s Sushi in Tokyo.” Join Mark as …

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