Lean Coach Brian Buck’s Favorite Mistake Mark Graban Oct 21, 2021 0 Blog My friend Brian Buck is the most recent guest on the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast series, Episode 112: Coach!-->!-->!-->…
Lessons from the Football Coaching and Leadership Styles of the Oregon Ducks and… Mark Graban Jan 12, 2015 1 Audio Note: Today is the fifth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. Russell Maroni's journal from his volunteer work…
Gaming the System at Starbucks Mark Graban Jan 14, 2008 3 Blog Starbucks Gossip: Howard Schultz apparently hasn't put the brakes on warm sandwiches Following up on last week's…
Wise Words from Mark Twain on Continuous Improvement and Perfection Mark Graban Jan 13, 2016 0 Audio A hat tip goes to Brian Buck for sharing this quote via email recently. Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was a pithy…
Lean Blog Flashback to 2013: Detect or Inspect? Mark Graban Oct 30, 2015 0 Blog Here is a post from today's date, October 30, 2013. It's a guest post by my friend Brian Buck, who works at Seattle…
Two Data Points Are Not a Trend: People Quitting Jobs Mark Graban Oct 25, 2021 5 Blog I've been doing some radio interviews recently (as I blogged about here and here). The firm that helps line these!-->…
Zoom Out For The Whole Picture Mark Graban Apr 22, 2021 1 Blog Mark's note: Today's post is something I asked my friend Brian Buck to write up here. He wrote one previous guest!-->…
The Mistakes I Make in Producing “My Favorite Mistake” Mark Graban Feb 15, 2021 5 Blog Quick, but important, administrative note: If you have previously signed up to receive a daily (or weekly)!-->!-->!-->…
Lean Communicators Talking About Their Podcast / Video Projects Mark Graban Nov 24, 2020 0 Interviews Today's episode, #394, is a little different. I have nine different guests today... not all at once, but!-->…
“Mistakes Make Us Grow” (Interview) Mark Graban Oct 1, 2020 0 Blog Thanks to my friend Brian Buck (and his co-host Catalina Park) for having me as the first guest in their podcast!-->…
Two More New Podcasts from Other Lean Friends Mark Graban Sep 23, 2020 0 Blog As I blogged about recently, there are plenty of new podcasts being launched in the Lean community. !-->!-->!-->…
SAFETY – Question Your Assumptions Mark Graban Nov 19, 2014 2 Blog Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Brian Buck, a fellow lean healthcare practitioner who blogged until about…
Just Do It? Don’t Forget to Then Just Study It and Just Adjust It Mark Graban Jul 14, 2014 3 Blog I had a great conversation with my fellow Lean healthcare blogger, Brian Buck, the other day. We talk about once a!-->…
Musical Lean Memes; “Choose Lean” & “Frankie Says… Mark Graban Dec 4, 2013 0 Blog Lean improvement work can be pretty intense and stressful. So, it's important to take some time for some laughs…
Detect Instead Of Inspect Mark Graban Oct 30, 2013 5 Blog Mark's Note: I'm away on vacation through November 6... there will be some guest posts in this post during that…
Thanks to my recent guest bloggers Mark Graban Oct 13, 2012 3 Blog While my wife and I were away on an extended vacation, I had a number of excellent guest bloggers who kept things…
Guest Post: Weekend Fun – The Post That Goes PING! Mark Graban Sep 29, 2012 1 Blog Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Brian Buck, a fellow lean healthcare practitioner who regularly blogs at…
Weekend Fun: LeanMemes.com #LeanMeme Contest Winners Mark Graban Sep 14, 2012 3 Blog When I kicked off the "Lean Memes" contest last month, I had no idea what I was starting... I figured I'd get!-->!-->!-->…