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New Book Announcement: Psychological Safety for Lean Leaders — Vote on the Title

A yellow andon cord stretches horizontally across the upper part of an empty factory interior, slightly slack and attached to a dark overhead beam. Below it, a large expanse of smooth concrete floor and muted gray walls creates generous open space, while a softly blurred production line runs along the right side. Natural overhead light and subdued editorial color grading give the scene a calm, documentary feel.

Update, October 23, 2026: The title is now The Silence Tax: How Lean Leaders Drive Out Fear and Futility. The latest manuscript has nine chapters, an epilogue, “What Outlasts You,” and an appendix, “Choosing One Behavior.” See the current chapter…

Mark Graban
April 22, 2026

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Why You Can’t Think Your Way to a Root Cause

Empty conference room with whiteboard covered in a fishbone diagram and sticky notes, chairs pushed back after a meeting

You know the feeling in the conference room when the team finally lands it. The fishbone is covered in sticky notes. You’ve worked through five whys, or ten, or fifteen. Somebody on the team traces the line with a finger…

Mark Graban
April 22, 2026
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New Book Announcement: Psychological Safety for Lean Leaders — Vote on the Title

Why You Can’t Think Your Way to a Root Cause

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