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Lean Blog Audio — 95% of Enterprise AI Pilots “Fail”–Just Like Lean? Not So Fast

The blog post Are 95% of enterprise AI pilots really “failing”? And how does that compare to the long-repeated claim that 70% of Lean initiatives fail? In this episode of …

Habitual Excellence

Habitual Excellence — 96: Employees First, Customers Second, Shareholders Third.

In this episode, Justin McElhattan leads with humility in such a deeply authentic way that it took us years to convince him to be a guest on this podcast.  We persevered …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — Jim Womack on the Origins of ‘Lean’ and Why It’s Often Misunderstood

In this episode, Mark revisits a 2007 conversation with James P. (Jim) Womack, founder of the Lean Enterprise Institute and co-author of The Machine That Changed the World. Nearly two …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 536: New Catalysis CEO Carlos Scholz on Lean Healthcare, Leadership, and Psychological Safety

In Episode 536 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, Mark Graban talks with Carlos Scholz, the new CEO of Episode page with video, transcript, and more In this episode, Carlos …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — Lean Lessons from Japan: Mindsets, Culture, and the Challenge of Speaking Up

Episode page In this episode, I share a reading of my recent blog post, based on a Catalysis webinar where I explored what we can learn from Lean in Japan. …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — Archives: From Shame to Self-Awareness — A Leadership Transformation with Sabrina Moon

In this bonus re-release, we revisit an important and timely conversation with Sabrina Moon, Founder and CEO of The Problem Solving Institute and a certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator. Originally …

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Coffee Talk — S2: E 5: From Miss Piggy to Spinal Tap, and Will Starbucks Discover Customer Value?

In Season 2, Episode 5, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh are going back in time (apologies to Huey Lewis and the News) to the 1990s and examining companies that were …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 325: Scaling vs. Scrambling: What a Business Mistake Taught Phillip Cantrell About Growth

My guest for Episode #325 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Phillip Cantrell, EVP of Strategy at United Real Estate, founder of Benchmark Realty, and author of Failing My Way to …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — Previewing the LPPDE 2025 Conference with Geoff Neiley & Andrew Wagner

In this bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, host Mark Graban is joined by Geoff Neiley (chair) and Andrew Wagner (co-chair) of the Lean Product & Process Development Exchange (LPPDE). …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 535: Profitable at Any Price: Lessons from Toyota, Daily Kaizen, and Safer Workplaces with Gregg Stocker

Episode blog post with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #535 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gregg Stocker, a seasoned Lean practitioner, consultant, and author. Over …

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