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My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — NFL Kickers on Mistakes, Pressure, Rejection, and How to Succeed in Football and Life

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 …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — Previewing the AME 2025 International Conference & Workshops with William Harvey

In this bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, Mark Graban is joined by William Harvey, AME 2025 Workshop Chair (and 2026 Conference Chair), to preview the AME Annual Conference coming …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — Join Me at AME St. Louis 2025 for an Interactive Workshop on Better Metrics and Better Management

the blog post In this episode, Mark Graban previews his upcoming half-day workshop at the AME St. Louis 2025 International Conference: The Deming Red Bead Game and Process Behavior Charts: …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — Beyond Tools: Why Lean Healthcare Depends on Respect and Continuous Improvement

the blog post What does Lean healthcare really mean? It’s more than tools like 5S, A3s, or huddle boards. Lean is a management system that depends on two pillars: respect …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 323: Mistakes in Houses and Hospitals: Grace Bourke on Trust, Verification, and Lasting Improvement

My guest for Episode #323 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Grace Bourke, Consulting Director of the Performance Excellence Practice at Baker Tilly. With nearly 40 years of experience in healthcare …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — Three Ways Pressure Warps Performance Metrics–and What Leaders Must Do Instead

The blog post Accurate data is essential in any system–for diagnosing problems, guiding decisions, and driving improvement. But when leaders react poorly to uncomfortable data, the message often gets buried, …

Lean Blog Audio

Lean Blog Audio — Almost 17 Years Later: Reflections on Lean Hospitals and the Journey of Improvement

The blog post It's hard to believe, but it's been almost 17 years since the first edition of Lean Hospitals was published–an effort that eventually received the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award and has since …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 533: (Fixed) Building Independent, Empowered Teams Through 6 Transformational Leadership Habits, with Cheryl Jekiel

My guest for Episode #533 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Cheryl Jekiel, founder of the Lean Leadership Center and a longtime advocate for aligning continuous improvement with people-centered …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 533: Building Independent, Empowered Teams Through 6 Transformational Leadership Habits, with Cheryl Jekiel

My guest for Episode #533 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Cheryl Jekiel, founder of the Lean Leadership Center and a longtime advocate for aligning continuous improvement with people-centered …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 322: Quitting My PhD: Rob Dorgan on Redefining Success, Beating Burnout, and Finding Purpose

My guest for Episode #322 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Rob Dorgan, a multi-talented professional whose career path has taken him from paralegal to college professor, retail store owner, manufacturing …

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