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

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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Sad AI is frustrated with human users of Mark Graban's Lean Coach -- and it's lashing out

I Am the AI Behind the Lean Hospitals Coach and I Have Some...

Mark Graban - April 1, 2026

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Standard Work and Kaizen and Standard Work

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Update on "Lean" Super Fast Pizza

Mark Graban - May 3, 2005 0

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Harsh CEO Criticism from Industry Week

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Toyota Triumphs

Mark Graban - May 1, 2005 0

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“Life after Lean” — Are We There Yet?

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Toyota and the “Thinking Production System”

Mark Graban - April 29, 2005 2

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Shingo Prize Awarded to Kaikaku The Power and Magic of Lean

Mark Graban - April 29, 2005 3

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Is Quality and "Do It Right the First Time" Obsolete?

Mark Graban - April 28, 2005 3

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Toyota Won’t Raise Prices to Help Rivals

Mark Graban - April 27, 2005 0

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Overrated: Business ‘superstars’

Mark Graban - April 26, 2005 0

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Big 3 talent jumps ship to rivals

Mark Graban - April 26, 2005 0

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“A Case Study of Lean Manufacturing and Its Benefits When Well...

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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.…
William Brew on Kaizen: The Improvement System Most Organizations Talk About but Struggle to PracticeApril 1, 2026
This article talks about Kaizen and its importance in lean thinking. Kaizen is a way of thinking to change for…
William Brew on 9 Ways to Use the AI Lean Coach That You Probably Haven’t TriedApril 1, 2026
Using the lean AI coach can have any positive effects, not only to teach you things, but also how to…

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