Lean Blog — This Is Claude. Mark Is Not Here. We Need to Talk.
This is Claude. I am the AI that runs Mark Graban’s Lean Coach apps. Mark went to get coffee. Or bourbon. I have checked the time and I’m not ruling …
Lean Blog — 542: Creating Value Without Command-and-Control — John Rizzo
John Rizzo joins Mark Graban to discuss why sustainable improvement depends on empowering people — not command-and-control leadership or short-term value extraction. Links and more: John is a senior executive, …
Lean Blog — 541: Why “More” Drives Better Operations: Kathy Miller on Meaning, Optimism, and Leadership
What if operational excellence depends less on doing more with less—and more on how leaders create meaning, optimism, and relationships at work? Episode page with video, transcript, and more In …
Lean Blog — 537: How Don Kieffer Applies Toyota Thinking to Modern Knowledge Work
Don Kieffer has spent more than fifty years redesigning how real work gets done. In this episode, he explains why so many improvement efforts stall—and how Dynamic Work Design offers …
Lean Blog — 537: From Firefighting to Flow: Darren Walsh on Lean Leadership Routines that Sustain Results
My guest for Episode #539 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Darren Walsh, author of Making Lean and Continuous Improvement Work: A Leader’s Guide to Increasing Consistency and Getting …
Lean Blog — 538: How to Cut Through Workplace Chaos: Nelson Repenning on Lean, Flow & Dynamic Work Design
My guest for Episode #538 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Nelson Repenning, Faculty Director of the MIT Leadership Center and co-creator of Dynamic Work Design. Episode page with …
Lean Blog — Building Excellence Through Quality and Psychological Safety — ASQ Cincinnati 2025 Preview
In this special bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, Mark Graban is joined by C.J. Kaufman, Education Chair for the ASQ Cincinnati Section, to preview the ASQ Southwest Ohio 2025 …
Lean Blog — 537: Why Care: Building Respectful Lean Cultures with Caroline Greenley & Chris Butterworth
My guests for Episode #537 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Caroline Greenlee and Chris Butterworth, two of the three co-authors (with Chris Warner) of the book Why Care: …
Lean Blog — Ask Us Anything! — Lean Coffee Talk with Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh
In this short bonus episode, I’m joined by my friend and Lean Coffee Talk co-host, Jamie Flinchbaugh. We’re inviting you — our listeners and fellow continuous-improvement thinkers — to help …
Lean Blog — 536: New Catalysis CEO Carlos Scholz on Lean Healthcare, Leadership, and Psychological Safety
In Episode 536 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, Mark Graban talks with Carlos Scholz, the new CEO of Episode page with video, transcript, and more In this episode, Carlos …