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Lean Blog Interviews Podcast

Mark Graban’s original podcast series, started in 2006, where he interviews authors, thought leaders, and practitioners about all things Lean.

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Jamie Flinchbaugh on “People Solve Problems” — His New Book

Mark Graban Nov 16, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #432 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jamie Flinchbaugh, an old friend of mine and a frequent guest (Episodes 5, 6, 10, 64, and 261,…
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Sonia Singh: From Lean Coach to Leadership Coach, From Consultant to Coach

Mark Graban Nov 9, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #431 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Sonia Singh, a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, executive coach, and professor with 19…
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The Power of Process: Interview With Matt Zayko and Eric Ethington

Mark Graban Nov 2, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #430 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Eric Ethington and Matt Zayko, the authors of the new book The Power of Process: The Story…
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John Chacon on Continuous Improvement and the Dangers of Paying People to Think

Mark Graban Oct 26, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #429 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John Chacon, the Director of Construction Excellence at Black & Veatch. We've been…
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Nick Katko and Mike De Luca Talk About Practicing Lean Accounting

Mark Graban Oct 19, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #428 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Nick Katko and Mike De Luca. Nick is president and owner of the firm BMA and Mike is a Lean…
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Interview with Karyn Ross on Lean and Kind Leadership

Mark Graban Oct 13, 2021 1

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #427 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is a returning guest, Karyn Ross. She was previously a guest in Episodes 266 and 411. She was…
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Episode #426: John Gallagher, Lean and The Uncommon Leader

Mark Graban Oct 5, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #426 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John Gallagher, Founder and CEO of Growing Champions, LLC, an Executive Coach, Mentor, and…
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Episode #425: Katie Anderson on Breaking the Telling Habit

Mark Graban Sep 28, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Katie Anderson and Mark Graban holding each other's books and gifts they had sent each other My guest for Episode #425 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is…
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Episode #424: Balaji Reddie, Founder of the Deming Forum of India

Mark Graban Sep 21, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #424 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Balaji Reddie, the founder of The Deming Forum of India. An engineer by trade, Balaji was…
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Episode #423: Laura Kriska, the First American Woman to Work at Honda HQ in Japan

Mark Graban Sep 14, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #423 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Laura Kriska, a Cross-Cultural Consultant and the author of the book The Business of We: The Proven…
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Episode #422: Brant Cooper on Being “Disruption Proof” in Pandemic Times & Beyond

Mark Graban Sep 7, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Brant Cooper and Mark Graban My guest for Episode #422 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Brant Cooper, appearing for the third time and the first…
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Podcast Bonus Episode: John Shook, Revisited from 2009 on A3s & VSMs, Tools & Culture

Mark Graban Aug 25, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more We've been on hiatus over the summer here, so I've taken a look back at some of the older episodes from the podcast archives, while being on a bit of a hiatus from…
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Podcast Bonus Episode: Jamie Flinchbaugh, Revisited from 2006

Mark Graban Aug 11, 2021 0

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Episode #421: Ryan McCormack on His “Operational Excellence Mixtapes” & More

Mark Graban Aug 4, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more We've been on hiatus over the summer here, but I did a live streaming video the other day with my friend Ryan McCormack, who regular readers of this blog will recognize…
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In Memoriam: “Lean Blog Interviews” Podcast Guests Who Have Passed Away

Mark Graban Jul 27, 2021 0

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more During our summer hiatus from releasing new podcast episodes, we're looking back at previous episodes of the podcast. Today, sadly, we're taking a look back at…
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Celebrating 15 Years of #Lean Podcasting Today — A Birthday-versary

Mark Graban Jul 16, 2021 2

TODAY marks the 15th birthday (or is it an anniversary?) of my Lean Blog Interviews podcast (known in the early days as the LeanBlog Podcast). It's an awkward name and part of me wishes I had chosen something with more pizzaz, but it's…
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Katie Anderson: One Year of “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn” and the New Audiobook

Mark Graban Jul 13, 2021 0

Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, transcript, and more Mark Graban & Katie Anderson My guest for Episode #420 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Katie Anderson, appearing for the sixth time and the first…
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Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement from Railroads to Pageants: Allison Greco

Mark Graban Jun 22, 2021 0

Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, transcript, and more Allison Greco My guest for Episode #419 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Allison Greco, an industrial engineer, a Six Sigma Black Belt, and the founder…
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