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LinkedIn Poll on Barriers to Speaking Up: Fear and Futility

Mark Graban - May 14, 2024 0

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Cultivating a Culture of Learning: Overcoming Fear and Futility in Problem-Solving

Mark Graban - January 18, 2024 2

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HBR Article on Avoiding the Futility of Suggestion Systems

Mark Graban - January 27, 2016 1

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

Mark Graban - May 5, 2025 0

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Join Me (and Friends!) in Montreal This June at the 4th...

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

Mark Graban - April 17, 2025 0

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New Shingo Article and Webinar: Psychological Safety as the Foundation for...

Mark Graban - April 16, 2025 0

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Top 5 Takeaways from my KaiNexus Webinar “Psychological Safety: A Precondition...

Mark Graban - January 8, 2025 0

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Surveying the Lean Global Connection Audience on Barriers to Speaking Up

Mark Graban - November 22, 2024 0

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Halloween, Dr. Deming, and Eliminating the Fear Factor at Work

Mark Graban - October 31, 2024 0

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Psychological Safety is the Foundation for Continuous Improvement [Video]

Mark Graban - September 16, 2024 0

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My Shingo Webinar Recording on Learning from Mistakes and More

Mark Graban - July 9, 2024 0

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Mark Graban on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025
I suspect they think of control charts as a "manufacturing quality" tool, the way GM did even back in 1995…
Eric Budd on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025
Mark, Yes. That is my understanding as well. They used control chart many years ago and I believe still teach…
Mark Graban on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025
Well said, Eric. I haven't seen evidence in my travels of Toyota using Process Behavior Charts for their metrics, though.
Eric Budd on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025
While Toyota does not use Red-Green charts for performance management, Western management seems fascinated by them. In some circles, it…
Amelia Butler on Leading Lean for Profitable Growth: CEO Bill Canady on Driving Business TransformationMay 2, 2025
Integrating daily management and the 80/20 rule into a broader leadership framework feels both practical and scalable. How can supply…

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