Lean Blog Audio: Practical Lean Thinking, Psychological Safety, and Continuous Improvement

Still Learning: A Live Event with Elisabeth Swan on May 7

04 May 2026

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Blog post with linksThree years ago, The Mistakes That Make Us came out. Around the same time, Elisabeth Swan published Picture Yourself a Leader. ...

Watch the Lean Hospitals Coach in Action -- Live, Unscripted, With Your Questions

08 Mar 2026

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Most AI tools answer your question with a 500-word essay full of numbered steps. You nod, close the tab, and carry on doing what you were already doin...

What a Brandi Carlile Concert Teaches About Practicing Continuous Improvement

27 Feb 2026

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Read the blog postTL;DR: A sound check, live song requests, and a naming regret — what watching Brandi Carlile perform taught me about specific prob...

What Deming and Fujio Cho Agreed On: Stop Demotivating People

26 Feb 2026

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The blog postTL;DR: Deming and Toyota's Fujio Cho asked the same uncomfortable question: why do management systems destroy motivation in people who s...

Create Your Own Lean System — But Don’t Lose Sight of These Three Things

24 Feb 2026

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Read the blog postTL;DR: In a 1993 speech, Toyota leader Fujio Cho said organizations can create their own Lean systems, but success depends on three ...

Building an AI Chat Assistant From My Lean Hospitals Book

19 Feb 2026

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The blog postWhat if a book could become an interactive coach instead of a static reference?In this episode, Mark Graban shares a behind-the-scenes lo...

Inside the 1987 NUMMI Management Practices Executive Summary: Why Leadership Mattered More Than Lean Tools

13 Feb 2026

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The blog postIn this episode, I explore the 1987 NUMMI Management Practices Executive Summary — a confidential General Motors report that documented...

Safety First Isn't a Slogan: What GE Aerospace's CEO Gets Right About Respect for People

10 Feb 2026

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The blog post In this audio version of the post, Mark Graban reflects on a rare kind of CEO message—one that treats safety not as a compliance check...

When a CEO Talks About the Work: Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, and Real Lean Leadership

06 Feb 2026

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In this episode, Mark Graban reads and reflects on his LeanBlog.org post, “When a CEO Talks About the Work: Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, and Real Lean ...

Psychological Safety, Learning from Mistakes, and Continuous Improvement

27 Jan 2026

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The blog postMany improvement efforts stall not because of poor strategy or missing Lean tools, but because people don’t feel safe speaking up.In th...

What Ford and the UAW Really Learned from Japan: Listening, Respect, and a Better System

23 Jan 2026

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The blog post When Ford and UAW leaders traveled to Japan in 1981, they expected to find better machines, tighter processes, and technical secrets. Wh...

“Toyota Culture” 20 Years Later: Why Liker’s Lessons Still Matter in 2026

14 Jan 2026

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The Blog PostTwenty years after Toyota Culture was published, Jeffrey Liker’s lessons still expose why so many Lean efforts stall — and why Toyota...

AI as a Thought Partner in Kaizen: Small PDSA Tests and Real Learning

08 Jan 2026

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The blog postHow should organizations think about using AI in Kaizen and continuous improvement? In this AudioBlog, Mark Graban argues that there are ...

You Can’t Cherry-Pick Lean: Why Pull, Heijunka, and CI Don’t Stick

06 Jan 2026

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the blog postWhy do Lean practices like pull systems and heijunka fail to take hold in so many organizations? In this AudioBlog, Mark Graban argues th...

Unlearning Old Habits: What a Pickleball Mistake Taught Me About Feedback and Learning

19 Dec 2025

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The blog postIn this Lean Blog Audio episode, Mark Graban reflects on an unexpected leadership lesson learned on the pickleball court. As a beginner u...

Five NUMMI Tour Lessons That Still Define Lean Thinking

17 Dec 2025

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The blog postIn this episode, Mark reflects on a visit he made twenty years ago to the NUMMI plant in Fremont, California — the Toyota-GM joint vent...

‘The Rock’ Says Getting Lean is Something Anybody Can Do… If You Work At It

11 Dec 2025

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The blog postDwayne “The Rock” Johnson once joked that his incredible physical transformation came from one simple routine: working out six hours ...

5 Big Lean Questions with Mark Graban: Purpose, Misconceptions, and the Path Forward

09 Dec 2025

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The blog postIn this episode, Mark Graban flips roles and becomes the guest—answering five core Lean questions posed by longtime Lean thinker Tim Mc...

Lean Without Layoffs: The Commitment That Makes Continuous Improvement Work

05 Dec 2025

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The blog postIn this episode, Mark Graban explores one of the most misunderstood — and most essential — principles of Lean: the commitment to no l...

Stop Forcing Change: Use These Motivational Interviewing Questions Instead

02 Dec 2025

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The blog postIn this episode, Mark Graban explores why so many organizational change efforts stall—not because people are resistant, but because lea...

GE’s Larry Culp: Why Lean Thinking Starts with Safety and Respect for People

21 Nov 2025

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The blog postThis episode looks at how GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp grounds Lean leadership in two fundamentals: safety and respect for people. Drawing...

Fred Noe of Jim Beam: Leadership Lessons on Mistakes, Innovation, and Long-Term Thinking

13 Nov 2025

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The blog postIn this episode of Lean Blog Audio, Mark Graban reads and reflects on his post “Fred Noe of Jim Beam: Leadership Lessons on Mistakes, I...

The Biggest Lean Six Sigma Myth: "Lean Is Just About Speed"

11 Nov 2025

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The blog postIn this episode of the Lean Blog Audio podcast, Mark Graban reads and reflects on one of his classic posts: “The Biggest Lean Six Sigma...

I’m Still Dreaming About My Meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro’s Sushi in Tokyo

08 Nov 2025

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The blog postIn this episode of Lean Blog Audio, Mark Graban reads his reflection, “I’m Still Dreaming About My Meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro’s Sushi...

Fear and Futility: Two Barriers to Improvement (and How Leaders Can Remove Them)

06 Nov 2025

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The blog postIn this Lean Blog Audio episode, Mark Graban explores two silent killers of improvement—fear and futility—and how leaders can dismant...

Leadership, Laughter, and Lean: How a CEO’s Shaved Head Symbolized $7 Million in Improvement

04 Nov 2025

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The blog postIn this episode of the Lean Blog Audio podcast, Mark Graban shares a story that perfectly captures the human side of Lean leadership—ho...

Ghosts, Zombies, and Frankenstein Processes: A Lean Halloween Reflection

31 Oct 2025

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The blog postHalloween might be about ghosts, zombies, and monsters -- but those same creatures sometimes show up in our organizations all year long. ...

Leader Standard Work Is About Behavior, Not Just Your Calendar

30 Oct 2025

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The blog postToo many organizations treat Leader Standard Work (LSW) as a scheduling tool — a calendar filled with Gemba walks, meetings, and routin...

Coaching vs. Berating: Lessons from Football for Better Leadership

28 Oct 2025

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In this episode, I revisit a classic post—Coaching vs. Berating: Lessons from Football for Better Leadership. ⁠The blog post⁠With Brian Kelly re...

Plan, Do, Check, Act… or Plan, Do, Cover Your A**? Leadership Makes the Difference

18 Oct 2025

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The blog postIn this solo episode, I explore the contrast between two powerful management cycles — PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) and its dysfunctional...

A Look Back at Continuous Improvement at the Bedside: Allina Health Case Study

16 Oct 2025

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The blog postIn this audio edition of the Lean Blog, Mark Graban revisits a 2014 case study co-authored with Gregory Clancy about Allina Health’s ea...

Leader Standard Work Is About Behavior, Not Just Your Calendar

14 Oct 2025

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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 C...

From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All: Leadership Lessons from Mistakes

11 Oct 2025

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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 Le...

Gaming the System: What a USPS Smiley Face Teaches Us About Bad Metrics

09 Oct 2025

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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...

Why "You're Being Safe" Should Be the Norm in Every Operating Room

07 Oct 2025

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The blog postIn this episode, Mark Graban shares a powerful story from an operating room that highlights the importance of culture, leadership, and ps...

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

04 Oct 2025

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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 f...

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

02 Oct 2025

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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 T...

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

30 Sep 2025

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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 Ja...

Your Current Estimated Alarm Response Time Is... 13 Hours?

09 Sep 2025

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The blog postWhen Mark applied for a burglar alarm permit, he accidentally sent the form to the wrong Newport — Rhode Island instead of Kentucky. Th...

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

06 Sep 2025

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The blog postIn this episode, Mark explores how the Dunning-Kruger effect shows up in Lean—especially after a first belt course, workshop, or book. ...

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

04 Sep 2025

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The blog postSometimes an “improvement” makes things worse. The Germans even have a word for it: verschlimmbesserung.In this episode, Mark Graban ...

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

02 Sep 2025

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The blog postToo often, leaders think that if they simply “get everyone doing Kaizen,” performance will automatically improve. While daily improve...

Einstein’s Favorite Mistake — and What It Teaches Us About Lean Thinking

30 Aug 2025

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The blog postAlbert Einstein once called the “cosmological constant” the biggest blunder of his life. But what if that so-called mistake actually ...

Join Me at AME St. Louis 2025 for an Interactive Workshop on Better Metrics and Better Management

28 Aug 2025

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the blog postIn this episode, Mark Graban previews his upcoming half-day workshop at the AME St. Louis 2025 International Conference: The Deming Red B...

Beyond Tools: Why Lean Healthcare Depends on Respect and Continuous Improvement

26 Aug 2025

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the blog postWhat does Lean healthcare really mean? It’s more than tools like 5S, A3s, or huddle boards. Lean is a management system that depends on...

Three Ways Pressure Warps Performance Metrics–and What Leaders Must Do Instead

24 Aug 2025

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The blog postAccurate data is essential in any system–for diagnosing problems, guiding decisions, and driving improvement. But when leaders react po...

Almost 17 Years Later: Reflections on Lean Hospitals and the Journey of Improvement

22 Aug 2025

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The blog postIt's hard to believe, but it's been almost 17 years since the first edition of Lean Hospitals was published–an effort that ...

Kakorrhaphiophobia: How Fear of Failure Sabotages Continuous Improvement and Innovation

29 Jul 2025

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Read the blog postWhen I first came across the word kakorrhaphiophobia, I thought it might be one of those obscure terms you learn once and never use...

Kaiteki: The Japanese Philosophy Behind Motivated Employees and Lean Success

24 Jul 2025

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Episode page with links and moreDuring my most recent visit to Japan (as part of a tour hosted by Katie Anderson), we spent time in several remarkabl...

How Safe is it to Admit a Mistake at Work? [Poll]

16 Jun 2025

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Episode page with survey results and moreWhen someone on your team makes a mistake, what happens next?Do they speak up–or stay quiet?Do leaders give...

Excited to Facilitate a Workshop at AME 2025: Deming, Red Beads & Process Behavior Charts

29 May 2025

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The blog postI'm honored to share that my workshop, "The Deming Red Bead Game & Process Behavior Charts: Practical Applications for Lean ...

A Free Resource for Leaders: The Mistake-Smart Leader's Checklist

27 May 2025

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Read the blog postWe all say mistakes are a part of learning. Or at least many of us do, as individuals.But how many organizations actually act that w...

40 Years Ago: Just for the Mistake of It… New Coke!

22 May 2025

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The blog postThanks to NPR for their recent story about how today, April 23, 2025, marks the 40th anniversary of what is considered one of the bigge...

Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)

19 May 2025

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The blog postAre your improvement efforts falling flat, or are you constantly chasing red dots? Are you interested in improving the way we improve?I&#...

Psychological Safety: You get your say, not always your way.

17 May 2025

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The blog postThere's a phrase I've been thinking about a lot lately:"You get your say, not always your way."It's a short sentence, but it says a lot. ...

Join Me in Japan: A Lean Healthcare Accelerator Experience This October

14 May 2025

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Read the blog postSince 2012, I've had the opportunity to visit Japan six times, each trip a deep learning experience–rich with lessons about L...

Leadership by Fear Doesn’t Work — And Never Really Did

06 May 2025

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The blog postNearly 30 years ago, I had my first real encounter with what not to do as a leader. I was working in a General Motors factory where the c...

How Psychological Safety Drives Digital Transformation and the Toyota Production System (or Lean)

15 Apr 2025

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The blog postBefore I departed for my recent workshop tour of Australia and New Zealand, I knew that I would learn things in the process of teaching ...

'The Mistakes That Make Us' Receives the Shingo Publication Award!

12 Feb 2025

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Blog postI'm very excited to announce that my latest book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, has been offi...

My Upcoming Webinar on Mistake-Proofing Across Industries

07 Feb 2025

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The blog post I'm excited to be presenting this webinar on February 12th at 1 pm ET as part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series...

An Aussie Backpacker’s Workplace Frustration: The Universal Need for Better Leadership

06 Feb 2025

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The blog post Last Sunday, in Frankfurt, Germany, I took part in a guided walking tour of the city. Our group included a young professional from Austr...

Safety First: GE Aerospace’s Lynn Facility Demonstrates True Lean Leadership

21 Jan 2025

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Episode page At its core, Lean is about people–respecting them, empowering them, and ensuring their well-being while driving continuous improvement....

Leadership Gone Wrong: The Cost of Prioritizing a CEO’s Ego Over Effectiveness

17 Jan 2025

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Episode blog post A sad but true leadership tale: “Unlike most CEOs who rely on their executive team to keep them informed, [redacted] relies on his...

Starting the New Year with Global Leadership Resolutions: Building a Foundation of Psychological Safety

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Read the blog post During Katie Anderson‘s #JapanStudyTrip this past November, a participant shared an observation with me that resonated deeply:...

Lost My iPhone in Tokyo: A Lesson in Japanese Kindness and Culture on My Japan Study Trip

10 Dec 2024

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Read the blog post: https://www.leanblog.org/2024/11/lost-iphone-japan-taxi-tokyo-kindness-culture/ I'm thrilled to be back in Japan for the first tim...

Ten Years Ago -- In the News Visiting a Japanese Lean Hospital

05 Dec 2024

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The blog post Just over a week ago, I got back from Katie Anderson's Japan Study Trip. It was amazing! I have so much to write about and share. But f...

Surveying the Lean Global Connection Audience on Barriers to Speaking Up

03 Dec 2024

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The blog post: https://www.leanblog.org/2024/11/surveying-the-lean-global-connection-audience-on-barriers-to-speaking-up/ At yesterday's Lean Global ...

Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma” Please

29 Oct 2024

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Blog post My whole career, I have worked with the Lean methodology (aka the Toyota Production System). I've just really never done much with Six Sigma...

Lean Failure Explained: When Command-and-Control Leadership Sabotages Success

24 Oct 2024

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How Often Does This Happen? Read the blog post It's a story I've heard too many times. An organization spends years, even decades, entrenched in a top...

Whoa! A.I. Podcast Hosts Discuss “The Mistakes That Make Us”

21 Oct 2024

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I've played around with ChatGPT before (including in a few blog posts), but the advancements in A.I. technologies are pretty breathtaking. Check out t...

Why Labeling Mistakes as 'Stupid' Is the Real Mistake: Turning Errors into Growth

09 Oct 2024

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Read the blog post When discussing mistakes, it's common to hear terms like “stupid mistake” or “dumb mistake” thrown around, especially when ...

Leadership Failure: How Refusing to Be Wrong Hurts Teams and Innovation

07 Oct 2024

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Read the blog post “I am never, ever wrong.” That's a statement that should disqualify an applicant from ANY leadership position.True leadership i...

Why Kindness in Leadership Matters: Lessons from 'The Mistakes That Make Us'

01 Oct 2024

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The blog post Today, I want to share a section from my book, The Mistakes That Make Us. I'm sharing an excerpt here in this post, and I'm also making ...

Starbucks Mobile Ordering Chaos Again: Broken Processes, Inconsistent Service, and Misguided Quality Concerns

12 Sep 2024

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I've blogged about this before, but I'm going back to the problems at Starbucks again with today's post. Starbucks has a new CEO who is ta...

We’ve Stopped Punishing People for Mistakes. Now What?

04 Sep 2024

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Read the blog post In many organizations, moving away from a culture of punishment when mistakes are made is a significant leap forward. It signals a ...

A Monthly Bonus for Zero Injuries in the Factory — What Could Go Wrong?

29 Aug 2024

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Read the blog post A friend of mine–with a long history of Lean and Toyota Production System knowledge practice–recently shared a troubling story ...

The Power of Learning from Mistakes: Insights from ‘Lean Hospitals’ and ‘The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen’

27 Aug 2024

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Read the blog post I've been writing about learning from mistakes for a long time, including my previous books before my latest, The Mistakes Tha...

The 5 Most Controversial Ideas in The Mistakes That Make Us

22 Aug 2024

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Read the full blog post In writing The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, I wanted to challenge the way we thin...

From Football to Your Workplace: Why a Lone Wolf Can’t Transform An Organization

25 Jul 2024

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Read the blog post and more Imagine an NFL team that has been on a decades-long streak of winless seasons. The owner, who has been at the helm for mos...

Understanding Slow Decisions: How "Motivational Interviewing" Can Help at Work

22 Jul 2024

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The blog post Think about the last time you made a major career decision. I'm thinking of one of mine, in particular. Was it about leaving a job f...

Executive Summary on Cultivating Psychological Safety and Continuous Improvement

16 Jul 2024

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The full blog post This post draws upon and summarizes content in my book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovatio...

Why Two Data Points Don't Show Trends: Understanding the Importance of Comprehensive Data Analysis in Workplaces and News

12 Jul 2024

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The full blog post Two data points are not a trend. Two-data-point comparisons can be mathematically correct but practically meaningless. This is true...

The Suggestion Box is Dead, with a New Obituary

11 Jul 2024

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The blog post with webinar link As a Throwback Thursday, I'm sharing this webinar that I did back in 2012, as hosted by Karen Martin... On this th...

Demystifying Toyota’s Andon System: How It Works and Common Misconceptions

05 Jul 2024

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Episode blog post There's a common misconception about Toyota's “Andon” system, often expressed as: “When a team member pulls the cord, ...

I’ll Be Speaking, Learning, and Facilitating at the Global Lean Summit

01 Jul 2024

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Blog post with links I'm very happy to be participating in Jared Thatcher‘s “Global Lean Summit” event this September in Indiana. I'll ...

Don't Digitize the Suggestion Box -- Improve a Better Way with Kaizen and KaiNexus

28 Jun 2024

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The blog post Digital transformation is about rethinking and reinventing with digital tools. For over 13 years, KaiNexus has moved beyond the outdat...

Psychological Safety: Ensuring Every Voice is Heard, Not Necessarily Followed

26 Jun 2024

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Blog post Psychological Safety means everybody gets their say, but it doesn't mean you get your way. Psychological Safety is an individual's ...

Join Me on Friday for The Mistakes That Make Us: A Book Birthday Event

25 Jun 2024

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The blog post The LinkedIn event My latest book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, is turning one year old...

Join Me at the Michigan Lean Consortium Annual Conference in August!

21 Jun 2024

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The Blog Post I'm excited to share my breakout session at the Michigan Lean Consortium Annual Conference! In this session, I dive into the critica...

Mistakes and Errors: A Circular Definition; Leadership Matters

20 Jun 2024

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Blog post link When writing or speaking, I use the words “mistake” and “error” interchangeably. The definitions in some dictionaries are comic...

Upcoming Shingo Webinar on Learning From Mistakes and Psychological Safety

16 Jun 2024

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Blog post link I'm excited that the Shingo Institute asked me to present a webinar on June 18th. Click here to register for the webinar They&#39...

The Pitfalls of Safety Bonuses in Lean Factories: A True Story

15 Jun 2024

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Blog post I was talking recently with a trusted friend in the Lean community. He told me a story. It's certainly believable, even if it's seco...

Psychological Safety vs. Psychological Comfort: Understanding the Distinction

14 Jun 2024

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Blog post link The Big Picture: In the Lean community and beyond, some people mistakenly equate “psychological safety” with being comfortable all...

Preventing Surgical Errors: Effective Strategies Over Warning Signs in Operating Rooms

06 Jun 2024

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The blog post IMAGE: A sign that reads "CAUTION: DON'T OPERATE ON THE WRONG SIDE" It's silly, right? I've never seen a sign like...

Celebrating 100 Years of Shewhart’s Control Charts: A Century of Quality Management

04 Jun 2024

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The blog post TODAY marks the centennial of one of the most significant innovations in quality management: the control chart. 🎂 🎉 🎆 In the ea...

LinkedIn Poll on Barriers to Speaking Up: Fear and Futility

31 May 2024

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The blog post Research by Ethan Burris shows that the top two reasons employees choose to keep quiet in the workplace are:1️⃣ Futility2️⃣ Fe...

My New Mistake-Proofing Course for TKMG Academy: Available Now!

29 May 2024

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Episode page with links and more info I'm very happy to announce the release of my new Mistake-Proofing course, available NOW through Karen Martin...

Do We Need Another Share in the See, Solve, Share Model of Continuous Improvement?

16 May 2024

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Blog post I love Steve Spear‘s emphasis on a Toyota-based Lean model of: “See, Solve, Share” See problems, solve problems, and share what work...

LinkedIn Poll on Barriers to Speaking Up: Fear and Futility

14 May 2024

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Blog post Research by Ethan Burris shows that the top two reasons employees choose to keep quiet in the workplace are:1️⃣ Futility2️⃣ FearFe...

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

09 May 2024

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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 mig...