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When Problems are Hidden in Kudos: From Celebrations to Root Cause...

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Preview & Recording of Mark Valenti’s Webinar on “Motivational Interviewing” for...

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General Jim Mattis on Leadership, Mistakes, and Defining Problems

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Third Time’s the Charm for the Iced Tea — On Errors,...

Mark Graban - August 27, 2019 2

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Embracing and Helping Surgeons Accept Change — Instead of Blaming &...

Mark Graban - July 10, 2019 3

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Come See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan Health This...

Mark Graban - June 24, 2019 0

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What Chefs and Restauranteurs Say About Learning From Failures & Mistakes

Mark Graban - June 20, 2019 0

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Bob Lutz on Tesla, Threats, & Communication About Quality – and...

Mark Graban - June 19, 2019 0

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Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen

Mark Graban - June 11, 2019 2

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Lean: A Combination of “Why?” and “Why Not?”

Mark Graban - June 6, 2019 1

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When Having a Process Improvement Idea Means You’re Weak?

Mark Graban - May 31, 2019 7

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How PBCs (Process Behavior Charts) Can Enhance the Practice of OKRs...

Mark Graban - May 19, 2019 3

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Mark Graban on Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 27, 2025June 27, 2025
On the Boeing story from NPR... I heard the host introduce the story by saying that the NTSB had not…
Mark Graban on Going to the Gemba Means More Than Looking at Boards, Status, and Metrics (or Your Watch)June 27, 2025
Thanks for reading and for sharing your thoughts, Caitlin!
Caitlin R on Going to the Gemba Means More Than Looking at Boards, Status, and Metrics (or Your Watch)June 27, 2025
Thank you so much for this article. It is very timely reinforcement of some of the positive intention, time, and…
Mark Graban on Debunking Misconceptions About Toyota Production System: Video Insights From Nampachi HayashiJune 26, 2025
It seems that Hiyashi-san has passed away: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/salvadordsanchez_rip-hayashi-san-i-learned-today-from-activity-7343860564621766656-JQaL/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAABPaABhOVeGXuJ269R5pg9p0RYCrARSl0 Deepest condolences to his family, friends, and former colleagues...
Venkat on Debunking Misconceptions About Toyota Production System: Video Insights From Nampachi HayashiJune 26, 2025
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When Problems are Hidden in Kudos: From Celebrations to Root Cause...

Preview & Recording of Mark Valenti’s Webinar on “Motivational Interviewing” for...

General Jim Mattis on Leadership, Mistakes, and Defining Problems

Third Time’s the Charm for the Iced Tea — On Errors,...

Embracing and Helping Surgeons Accept Change — Instead of Blaming &...

Come See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan Health This...

What Chefs and Restauranteurs Say About Learning From Failures & Mistakes

Bob Lutz on Tesla, Threats, & Communication About Quality – and...

Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen

Lean: A Combination of “Why?” and “Why Not?”

When Having a Process Improvement Idea Means You’re Weak?

How PBCs (Process Behavior Charts) Can Enhance the Practice of OKRs...

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