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Author: Mark Graban

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

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: Listening to Yourself, Pausing, and Communicating Better — Cynthia Kane

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 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 …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — Jared Thatcher on Growing the Global Lean Summit and Partnering with Toyota

In this bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, host Mark Graban talks with Jared Thatcher, founder of the Global Lean Summit, to preview the upcoming event taking place September 23–25, …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 319: Why Your Work Won’t Speak for Itself: Branding Lessons from a Costly Visibility Mistake — Sapna Pieroux

My guest for Episode #319 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Sapna Pieroux, award-winning author of Let’s Get Visible!, a branding consultant, and the founder of Inner Visions ID. Episode page …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 528: Take 2: Melisa Buie on Lean Culture, Scientific Thinking, and Empowering Engineers

My guest for Episode #531 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dr. Melisa Buie, a seasoned operations and engineering leader with decades of experience in high-tech manufacturing. Episode page …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 318: The Art of Preventing Stupid: How Matthew Davis Uses Systems to Avoid Costly Business Mistakes

My guest for Episode #318 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Matthew Neal Davis, an attorney, entrepreneur, and author of the provocative book The Art of Preventing Stupid. Episode page with …

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