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Lean Blog Interviews, by Mark Graban

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 543: Psychological Safety and Autonomy in a Lean Culture with Gary Peterson

My guest for episode 546 is Gary Peterson, who recently retired from O.C. Tanner after helping lead the continuous improvement work that earned the company the Shingo Prize in 1999. …

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Lean Blog — 545: Jeff Liker, Twenty Years Later: The Ideas That Keep Showing Up

Jeff Liker was guest number three on this podcast back in August 2006. He has been back seven times since, which makes him one of the most frequent guests in …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 544: Chad Diggs on Building Quality Systems, Not Heroes

Why do so many quality programs fall apart the moment the firefighter walks out the door? My guest for this episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Chad Diggs, …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 543: Why Most People Aren’t Really Thinking — Scott Burgmeyer on Cognitive Biases and Leadership

Most people think they’re thinking. Scott Burgmeyer says they’re mostly just reacting. Scott is the founder and CEO of Become More Group and coauthor of Think: The Road Less Traveled. …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 Interviews

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 Interviews

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 …

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