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By Mark Graban

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Lean Blog Audio — Uncovering Root Causes: Beyond the Conference Room – The Lean Approach to Problem Solving

The blog post You don't find the root cause of a problem in a conference room. OK, so we've gotten away from the whiteboard. Now what? You might not even …

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Lean Blog Audio — Rewriting the Management Gospel: Lessons from Hayes, Abernathy, and the Frontlines of Industry

Blog Post Professors Robert H. Hayes and William J. Abernathy have harsh words about a common, if not typical style of American management: “…an overdependence on analytical detachment – what they call …

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Lean Blog Audio — Navigating Hospital Processes (or a Lack Thereof): Systemic Issues in Outpatient Surgery

The blog post It's interesting to observe a hospital process (or lack thereof) when a family member needs surgery. I had the opportunity to do so one day last week. …

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Lean Blog Audio — Don Petersen, Ford CEO Who Learned from Dr. Deming, Passes Away at 97

Blog post with links The other day, I read about the passing of Donald E. Peterson, who was a key CEO for Ford Motor Company in the 1980s (from 1985 …

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Lean Blog Audio — Transforming Leadership: How to Shift from Blame to Systemic Improvement

Read the blog post How often do you hear executives blaming employees, including frontline workers, for different problems or poor performance? I don't think that's a good look when leaders …

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Lean Blog Audio — Bring Mark Graban to Speak at Your Health System’s Quarterly Leadership Forum

Read the blog post I recently spoke and facilitated at a health system's quarterly leadership forum event on the topic of “Psychological Safety as a Pre-Condition for Continuous Improvement.” It …

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Lean Blog Audio — Embracing Challenges for Success: Lessons in Toyota Culture and Kaizen from Nate Furuta

Read the blog post I have been really enjoying this book, released in 2021, by Kiyoshi “Nate” Furuta, a retired Toyota executive: Welcome Problems, Find Success: Creating Toyota Cultures Around the …

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Lean Blog Audio — GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp on a Finger-Pointing Culture and a Better Alternative

Read the episode, view video, and more There was a fascinating article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek about GE doing its final spinoff of GE Vernova (ticker symbol: GEV) and the remaining business that …

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Lean Blog Audio — Turning Bad News into Building Blocks: Cultivating a Culture Where Mistakes Fuel Growth

The blog post and video Embracing Imperfections and Learning from Mistakes: A Leadership Insight from the 2022 AME Annual Conference… In a riveting conversation between Larry Culp (at the time, …

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Lean Blog Audio — The Problem (737 MAX and Beyond) at Boeing Isn’t “Idiots.” It’s Far More Complex Than That… But Fixable

The blog post As we sit in seat 26A, mindlessly watching a movie, we take for granted that our cell phone (or the shirt off our back) won't be suddenly sucked out through …

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