In this very special solo episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban breaks down the gloriously ridiculous — and surprisingly instructive — mistakes made by the characters in his all-time …
In this episode, the Lakeridge Health team shares their journey from DMS 1.0 to 2.0, shifting from disconnected activities and top-down strategy to daily problem-solving, stronger results, and leadership development …
The blog post When Mark applied for a burglar alarm permit, he accidentally sent the form to the wrong Newport — Rhode Island instead of Kentucky. The voicemail he got …
My guest for Episode #324 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Trevor Schade. Episode page with video, transcript, and more Trevor began his career as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt …
The blog post In this episode, Mark explores how the Dunning-Kruger effect shows up in Lean—especially after a first belt course, workshop, or book. Early enthusiasm can turn into overconfidence, …
The blog post Sometimes an “improvement” makes things worse. The Germans even have a word for it: verschlimmbesserung. In this episode, Mark Graban shares the story of how a well-intentioned …
My guest for Episode #534 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dale Lucht, co-author of the new book Don’t Repeat Our Mistakes: Nine Lessons for Leaders Championing Cultural Transformations. …
The blog post Too often, leaders think that if they simply “get everyone doing Kaizen,” performance will automatically improve. While daily improvement is essential, some problems are too deeply rooted …
The blog post Albert Einstein once called the “cosmological constant” the biggest blunder of his life. But what if that so-called mistake actually holds timeless lessons for leaders today? In …
In this special episode of My Favorite Mistake, host Mark Graban celebrates the kickoff of football season with a unique perspective: five legendary kickers who know what it means to …
