Leader Standard Work Is About Behavior, Not Just Your Calendar
The blog postIn this episode of Lean Blog Audio, Mark Graban reads and expands on his article, Leader Standard Work Is About Behavior, Not Just Your Calendar.Too many organizations treat “Leader Stand...
14 Okt 20258min
From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All: Leadership Lessons from Mistakes
The blog postIn 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 in his Shi...
11 Okt 202510min
Gaming the System: What a USPS Smiley Face Teaches Us About Bad Metrics
The blog postIn 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 systems. When a clerk tapped the “green smil...
9 Okt 20255min
Why "You're Being Safe" Should Be the Norm in Every Operating Room
The blog postIn 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 noticed ...
7 Okt 20254min
95% of Enterprise AI Pilots “Fail”–Just Like Lean? Not So Fast
The blog postAre 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 Lean Blog Audio, Mark Graban e...
4 Okt 20259min
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 decades later, J...
2 Okt 20256min
Lean Lessons from Japan: Mindsets, Culture, and the Challenge of Speaking Up
Episode pageIn 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. Since 2012, I’ve been fortunate to travel to ...
30 Sep 202514min
Your Current Estimated Alarm Response Time Is... 13 Hours?
The blog postWhen 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 back was kind, clear, and even fu...
9 Sep 20255min
