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``My Favorite Mistake`` Podcast

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I don't always share new episodes of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast with you here, but when I do... it's a Lean…

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Welcome to my blog, which is all about improving hospitals and other types of organizations through “Lean.” My latest book is Measures of Success. Learn more about the blog.

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