oh you’re a black belt?

Meme of a person in a purple velvet coat and top hat resting chin on hand, with text reading "OH, YOU'RE A 'CERTIFIED' BLACK BELT" and "I DIDN'T REALIZE BEING A KNOW-IT-ALL REQUIRED A LICENSE"
By Ryan

Oh, you're a “Certified” black belt, I didn't realize being a know it all required a license

The Lean point: A certificate says someone passed a course. It doesn't say they can coach, listen, or help a team solve its own problems. When belt holders act like the people with all the answers, frontline staff tend to stop offering theirs.

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Mark Graban
Mark Graban

Mark Graban helps leaders build workplaces where people speak up and improvement sticks, through Lean management, psychological safety, and better use of metrics. He is a keynote speaker, advisor, and host of the Lean Blog Interviews and My Favorite Mistake podcasts.

He is the author of The Mistakes That Make Us, Measures of Success, Lean Hospitals, and Healthcare Kaizen, and a three-time recipient of the Shingo Publication Award. His next book is The Silence Tax.

Mark is also a Senior Advisor to KaiNexus. Get his free ebooks.

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