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New Book: “Psychological Safety for Lean Leaders” — Now Available (In Progress) on Leanpub

Mark Graban - April 6, 2026

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Japanese anime style illustration, a wise sensei figure in traditional clothing sternly pointing at a middle manager in a business suit who is angrily pointing his finger at a nervous factory worker in a uniform. The sensei's expression is calm but firm, correcting the manager. The manager looks caught in the act. The worker looks relieved. Clean line art, warm color palette, slightly humorous tone, no text, white background.

Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak: Why the Instinct to Fire Someone Is the Lazy...

Mark Graban - April 5, 2026

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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 3, 2026

Ryan McCormack - April 4, 2026

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A minimalist flat illustration of interconnected elements of lean daily management: a visual board with colored cards, a small group of people in a huddle, a clipboard representing leader standard work, and footprints suggesting a gemba walk.

Lean Daily Management: What It Is and How to Get Started

Mark Graban - April 2, 2026

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Mark Graban smiling at his desk with a laptop and My Favorite Mistake coffee mug, apparently unbothered by his AI's public meltdown

A Brief Response From Mark (The Human)

Mark Graban - April 1, 2026

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Reader Question: Support and “First Responders” for Healthcare Professionals

Mark Graban - December 21, 2010 4

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Daniel H. Pink Discusses the Intersection of Lean Methodology and Motivation...

Mark Graban - December 18, 2010 3

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Starbucks Ad Influenced by Their Lean Education?

Mark Graban - December 17, 2010 3

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G.E. Rediscovers the Value in Providing Real Value to Manufacturing Customers

Mark Graban - December 16, 2010 7

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Reader Question: When the Stated Values Don’t Match Daily Reality

Mark Graban - December 15, 2010 3

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OMG, Who Are The Lazy Eleven Percent?

Mark Graban - December 14, 2010 10

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Notes From My Second Day at #IHI 2011

Mark Graban - December 13, 2010 2

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Podcast #106 – Jim Baran, “Career Kaizen”

Mark Graban - December 10, 2010 5

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Guest Post: Lean Value Streams

Lean Pathways, Inc. - December 9, 2010 3

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Notes From My First Day at #IHI 2011

Mark Graban - December 8, 2010 5

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Preventing “Mid-Project” Blues?

Mark Graban - December 7, 2010 4

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I’m Giving a Free Lean Healthcare Overview Webinar on 1/20/11

Mark Graban - December 6, 2010 4

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Alex Chen on Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak: Why the Instinct to Fire Someone Is the Lazy ResponseApril 6, 2026
It's refreshing to see the perspective that firing someone after a code leak isn't always the most effective solution. This…
Mark Graban on “Do What I Say” Is Not Good Leadership — Trump and the Failure of Command and ControlApril 6, 2026
Trump doesn't like to be told he's wrong... Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba: “I met with Trump three times.…
Mark Graban on Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak: Why the Instinct to Fire Someone Is the Lazy ResponseApril 5, 2026
Yes, I like that framing a lot.
Ben Royal on Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak: Why the Instinct to Fire Someone Is the Lazy ResponseApril 5, 2026
I recently read that the manager's job is to make the wrong things hard to do and the right thing…
Jack Benedict on Toyota vs. Tesla: What Manufacturing Mindsets Reveal About Quality and CultureApril 1, 2026
I enjoyed reading this blog post describing the key differences between Toyota and Tesla which compares speed and process management.…

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