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By Mark Graban

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Lean Blog Audio — Safety First: GE Aerospace’s Lynn Facility Demonstrates True Lean Leadership

Episode page At its core, Lean is about people–respecting them, empowering them, and ensuring their well-being while driving continuous improvement. Recently, GE Aerospace's Lynn, MA, facility provided an inspiring example …

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Lean Blog Audio — Leadership Gone Wrong: The Cost of Prioritizing a CEO’s Ego Over Effectiveness

Episode blog post A sad but true leadership tale: “Unlike most CEOs who rely on their executive team to keep them informed, [redacted] relies on his team to keep him …

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Lean Blog Audio — Starting the New Year with Global Leadership Resolutions: Building a Foundation of Psychological Safety

Read the blog post During Katie Anderson‘s #JapanStudyTrip this past November, a participant shared an observation with me that resonated deeply: “The biggest challenge is our blame culture. It’s easier for people to …

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Lean Blog Audio — Lost My iPhone in Tokyo: A Lesson in Japanese Kindness and Culture on My Japan Study Trip

Read the blog post: https://www.leanblog.org/2024/11/lost-iphone-japan-taxi-tokyo-kindness-culture/ I’m thrilled to be back in Japan for the first time in five years. Today is the start of Katie Anderson’s Japan Study Trip (learn more about joining her …

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Lean Blog Audio — Ten Years Ago — In the News Visiting a Japanese Lean Hospital

The blog post Just over a week ago, I got back from Katie Anderson’s Japan Study Trip. It was amazing! I have so much to write about and share. But first, Facebook …

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Lean Blog Audio — Surveying the Lean Global Connection Audience on Barriers to Speaking Up

The blog post: https://www.leanblog.org/2024/11/surveying-the-lean-global-connection-audience-on-barriers-to-speaking-up/ At yesterday’s Lean Global Connection event, I posed a straightforward yet revealing question to the audience: “What keeps you from speaking up at work?” The responses illustrated …

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Lean Blog Audio — Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma” Please

Blog post My whole career, I have worked with the Lean methodology (aka the Toyota Production System). I’ve just really never done much with Six Sigma. I’ve read about Six …

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Lean Blog Audio — Lean Failure Explained: When Command-and-Control Leadership Sabotages Success

How Often Does This Happen? Read the blog post It’s a story I’ve heard too many times. An organization spends years, even decades, entrenched in a top-down, command-and-control culture. In …

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Lean Blog Audio — Whoa! A.I. Podcast Hosts Discuss “The Mistakes That Make Us”

I’ve played around with ChatGPT before (including in a few blog posts), but the advancements in A.I. technologies are pretty breathtaking. Check out the blog post I recently tried out …

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Lean Blog Audio — Why Labeling Mistakes as ‘Stupid’ Is the Real Mistake: Turning Errors into Growth

Read the blog post When discussing mistakes, it’s common to hear terms like “stupid mistake” or “dumb mistake” thrown around, especially when reflecting on our own errors. However, labeling mistakes …

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