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#RootCauseRacism

Episode #21 of “Lean Whiskey”: What is the Point of Lean During a Rare Pandemic?

Mark Graban Oct 22, 2020 0

Jamie Flinchbaugh, Mark Graban, and Tom Ehrenfeld In Episode 21, Mark and Jamie return to our regular casual format of open discussion over a drink, this time joined by Tom Ehrenfeld, well known to the Lean community for his writing…
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Interviews

Lean Podcast #389 — Elisabeth Swan on the Problems With Brainstorming and Why “Structure…

Mark Graban Oct 20, 2020 0

My guest for Episode #389 is Elisabeth Swan. She is the co-author of The Problem-Solver's Toolkit and co-host of the Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast. As her bio says, she's "been helping people successfully build their problem-solving muscles…
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Why I’m Partnering Again for #RootCauseRacism, Series 2 @ www.RootCauseRacism.com

Mark Graban Oct 19, 2020 0

Back in August, I handed over my blog to Deondra Wardelle for the week and that became the #RootCauseRacism series. I'm proud of how those blog posts (and webinar) turned out. I bought the domain name rootcauseracism.com and I told…
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Mistake

“My Favorite Mistake” Episode #11: Donnis Todd & Dan Garrison

Mark Graban Oct 19, 2020 0

I'm excited that Episode #11 of my new podcast "My Favorite Mistake" is now released! You can listen to it and learn more via my MarkGraban.com website: Episode #11: Donnis Todd and Dan Garrison on Their "Favorite Mistakes" in Making…
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Mixtape

Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 16, 2020

Ryan McCormack Oct 16, 2020 0

Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare -- Creating Value for Patients A nurse who was disciplined for using Facebook to criticize a health care system that cared for her grandfather has won an appeal after…
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Mistake

“My Favorite Mistake” Episode #10: Jane Wenning

Mark Graban Oct 15, 2020 0

I'm excited that Episode #10 of my new podcast "My Favorite Mistake" is now released! You can listen to it and learn more via my MarkGraban.com website: Episode #10: Jane Wenning's "Favorite Mistake" About Sleep and Wellness …
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Enter to Win One of 3 Copies of the Paul O’Neill “Playbook for Habitual…

Mark Graban Oct 14, 2020 0

I'm happy to be partnering with Value Capture to give away three paperback copies of A Playbook for Habitual Excellence, a collection of speeches by the late Paul O'Neill. Winners must have a U.S. mailing address. Click to enter …
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Interviews

Lean Podcast #388 — Michael Lombard on Kata, Crises, and his AME Conference Keynote

Mark Graban Oct 13, 2020 0

Michael Lombard My guest for Episode #388 is my friend Michael Lombard. I first met Michael when he lived in the DFW area and first got into healthcare. He has been a Lean facilitator / coach in numerous healthcare organizations and has…
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NFL Scoring is Up, An All-Time High, But is it a “Signal” Worth Explaining?

Mark Graban Oct 13, 2020 7

I do enjoy watching football, so this headline caught my eye: "Why Are N.F.L. Scores Scores So High This Season?" If you know me and my book Measures of Success, you know my first question was: "Is it a statistical…
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Mistake

“My Favorite Mistake” Episode #9: Jonathon Hensley

Mark Graban Oct 12, 2020 0

I'm excited that the ninth episode of my new podcast "My Favorite Mistake" is now released! You can listen to it and learn more via my MarkGraban.com website: Episode #9: Jonathon Hensley on Confusing Goals With a Clear Strategy and…
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My New Weekly Blog Post Release Schedule — Lean, Mistakes, and More

Mark Graban Oct 11, 2020 0

Since I've started two new podcast series during the pandemic, it's been admittedly a little chaotic about what gets published when. It was probably a mistake to not have a predictable schedule for each. I've been recording so many…
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Mistake

“My Favorite Mistake” Episode #8: Jamie V. Parker

Mark Graban Oct 9, 2020 0

I'm excited that the eighth episode of my new podcast "My Favorite Mistake" is now released! You can listen to it and learn more via my MarkGraban.com website: Episode #8: Jamie V. Parker on the Question That Changed Everything for…
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What Does it Mean if Your LinkedIn Profile Views Are Down 10% From Last Week?

Mark Graban Oct 8, 2020 2

I say it a lot, but two data points are not a trend. I didn't invent that idea, of course, but I've tried to help leaders and organizations stop reacting to every up and down in a metric through the methods I share in my book Measures of…
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Mistake

“My Favorite Mistake” Episode #7: Matt Granados

Mark Graban Oct 6, 2020 0

I'm excited that the seventh episode of my new podcast "My Favorite Mistake" is now released! You can listen to it and learn more via my MarkGraban.com website: Episode #7: Matt Granados on "My Favorite Mistake" -- Being the Last to…
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An Oregon Winery That’s Experimenting After the Calamity of Wildfires

Mark Graban Oct 6, 2020 8

My wife and I, in normal times, love visiting wineries. The Willamette Valley of Oregon is one of our favorite places to visit and we love the wines from that region. My wife recently got an email update from a winery we get shipments…
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Interviews

Lean Podcast #387 — Seán Paul Teeling on Lean Healthcare and Covid-19 Treatment in Ireland

Mark Graban Oct 4, 2020 0

My guest for Episode #387 of the podcast is Seán Paul Teeling, who joins us from Dublin, Ireland. He is the Programme Director for the Professional Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Lean Healthcare at UCD Health Systems. Seán Paul is…
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Mixtape

Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 2, 2020

Ryan McCormack Oct 2, 2020 0

Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare -- Creating Value for Patients Why did Covid overwhelm hospitals? By trying to "over-optimize" for years. The Wall Street Journal reports on the…
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Mistake

“My Favorite Mistake” Episode #6: Brenda Batista

Mark Graban Oct 1, 2020 0

I'm excited that the sixth episode of my new podcast "My Favorite Mistake" is now released! You can listen to it and learn more via my MarkGraban.com website: Episode #6: Brenda Batista on "My Favorite Mistake" in Communicating a…
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