By Mark Graban
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Read the blog post “I am never, ever wrong.” That’s a statement that should disqualify an applicant from ANY leadership position.True leadership isn’t about projecting infallibility–it’s about fostering a culture …
The blog post Today, I want to share a section from my book, The Mistakes That Make Us. I’m sharing an excerpt here in this post, and I’m also making …
I've blogged about this before, but I'm going back to the problems at Starbucks again with today's post. Starbucks has a new CEO who is talking about how the coffee …
Read the blog post In many organizations, moving away from a culture of punishment when mistakes are made is a significant leap forward. It signals a shift toward understanding, systems …
Read the blog post A friend of mine–with a long history of Lean and Toyota Production System knowledge practice–recently shared a troubling story about a relative who works at a …
