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I’m looking forward to reading the new book by Uri Levine, the founder of Waze. It’s titled: Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution: A Handbook for Entrepreneurs I hope to interview him on “My Favorite MIstake” because…
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. Insights about improvement, innovation, and leadership… Operational Excellence, Improvement, and…
As I’m trying to finish my book about learning from mistakes (“The Mistakes That Make Us“), I have examples from many different types of companies, including KaiNexus, that have a very strong and intentional culture of learning from mistakes. These…
TL;DR: Vulnerable acts at work include everyday behaviors like asking questions, admitting mistakes, and challenging ideas–and leaders build psychological safety by modeling and rewarding them. Timothy R. Clark, who started his career in manufacturing leadership, is the author of The…
Joining us for Episode #467 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Tracy Defoe. She is an adult education consultant and researcher specializing in workplace education. For parts of the last 10 years, she has been puzzling over the challenges of participation and…
Listen: What do you do when you are chosen as Jim Murray’s US Micro Whiskey of the Year? You pop in to join Mark and Jamie on Lean Whiskey to talk about it. At least that’s what our friend David…
I’m happy to have hosted and moderated a panel discussion format webinar that was sponsored by Value Capture. It’s titled: Why Does the U.S. Need a National Patient Safety Board? Click the link above to register. The panelists are two…
Psychological Safety Exists on a Spectrum How is Your Individual Level of Psychological Safety in your workplace, healthcare, or otherwise? Psychological safety is not a yes-or-no condition–it exists in degrees. It’s not a matter of feeling safe or not. There…
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. Insights about improvement, innovation, and leadership… Operational Excellence, Improvement, and…
Many Lean practitioners know the famous Lucy and the Chocolate Factory Lean example from I Love Lucy–a scene that’s been used for decades to illustrate poor work design, overburden, and fear-driven management. Even if you’re too young to know the…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #466 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is a returning guest, Billy Taylor. Since his last appearance, Billy has written and released a great book titled The…
I’ve mentioned before that I’m writing a book based on — inspired by — the interviews, stories, and insights from my guests on the My Favorite Mistake podcast. The book isn’t just a collection of transcripts of those stories. That…
