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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #501 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Marcia Daszko, a speaker, workshop facilitator, and consultant. For more than 25 years, she has passionately been speaking, consulting,…
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TL;DR: Emails and warning signs rely on memory and attention. Point-of-use reminders–and better yet, mistake-proofed systems–are far more effective at preventing errors, as a simple condo trash chute failure illustrates. I often write and speak about how warning signs (or…
The Oscars may report a “four-year high” (or now, in 2026, a “four-year low”), but the long-term data tells a very different story. Year-to-year viewership and ratings changes are mostly noise. Using Process Behavior Charts reveals the real trend: decades…
Earlier today, during the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball championship game between Duquesne and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), celebratory confetti briefly fell with 17:54 left in the second half. CBS play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan said, “Oh my gosh, they’ve got…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #500 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is me, your usual host Mark Graban. Today, I’m mixing up the format with a solo episode that celebrates 500…
Developing Coaching Skills: Mine, Yours, Ours VIEW NOW I’m excited to be hosting and moderating a new webinar that’s part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series, to be presented by Tracy Defoe, an adult educator specializing in learning at…
TL;DR: Five years after the print release of Measures of Success, the core lesson still holds: reacting less to data and understanding variation leads to better leadership decisions–yet many organizations still struggle to apply this thinking consistently. Today is the…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get these directly from Ryan via email. News, articles, books, podcasts, and videos about how to make…
tl;dr: GE Aerospace is redefining its culture under CEO Larry Culp through a Lean operating system called “Flight Deck,” built on safety, SQDC, and respect for people. Their Safety Management System, independent oversight, and commitment to continuous learning reflect a…
Vulnerability, Candor, and Psychological Safety at Work Does it really feel good to be “vulnerable” at work? A lot of leaders talk about vulnerability as if it’s automatically healthy or desirable. But for many employees, being vulnerable doesn’t feel empowering…
Recently, I’ve heard an idea a few times that I’d like to share and discuss in this post. As I’m writing this, I can’t remember who to cite. That’s my mistake. I’ll happily correct the post if I remember or…