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By Mark Graban

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Lean Blog Audio — From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All: Leadership Lessons from Mistakes

The blog post In this episode of Lean Blog Audio, Mark Graban reads and reflects on his recent article, From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All: Leadership Lessons from Mistakes. Drawing from themes …

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Lean Blog Audio — Gaming the System: What a USPS Smiley Face Teaches Us About Bad Metrics

The blog post In this episode, Mark Graban shares a small but revealing story from a local post office — and what it teaches us about bad metrics and broken …

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Lean Blog Audio — Why “You’re Being Safe” Should Be the Norm in Every Operating Room

The blog post In this episode, Mark Graban shares a powerful story from an operating room that highlights the importance of culture, leadership, and psychological safety in healthcare. A nurse …

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Lean Blog Audio — 95% of Enterprise AI Pilots “Fail”–Just Like Lean? Not So Fast

The blog post Are 95% of enterprise AI pilots really “failing”? And how does that compare to the long-repeated claim that 70% of Lean initiatives fail? In this episode of …

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Lean Blog Audio — Jim Womack on the Origins of ‘Lean’ and Why It’s Often Misunderstood

In this episode, Mark revisits a 2007 conversation with James P. (Jim) Womack, founder of the Lean Enterprise Institute and co-author of The Machine That Changed the World. Nearly two …

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Lean Blog Audio — Lean Lessons from Japan: Mindsets, Culture, and the Challenge of Speaking Up

Episode page In this episode, I share a reading of my recent blog post, based on a Catalysis webinar where I explored what we can learn from Lean in Japan. …

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Lean Blog Audio — Your Current Estimated Alarm Response Time Is… 13 Hours?

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 …

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Lean Blog Audio — Avoiding the Dunning-Kruger Trap in Lean: Lessons from Early Mistakes

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, …

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Lean Blog Audio — How a Vineyard “Improvement” Nearly Destroyed European Wine — and What We Can Learn from It

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 …

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Lean Blog Audio — Kaizen Alone Isn’t Enough: Why Leaders Must Fix the System for Real Improvement

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 …

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