Interviews

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.

Interviews

CEO Gary Michel On Lean For The Enterprise And The Need...

Mark Graban - March 1, 2023 0

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What A Unicorn Knows: Interview With Authors Matt May & Pablo...

Mark Graban - February 22, 2023 0

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Jody Crane, MD: Lean in Emergency Medicine and Hospitals; 3 Big...

Mark Graban - February 1, 2023 0

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Unlocking The Power Of Kata: Tracy Defoe On Adult Learning, Coaching,...

Mark Graban - January 25, 2023 0

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Billy Taylor on The Winning Link: Defining Strategy, Building Trust, and...

Mark Graban - January 11, 2023 0

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Tom Peters on Extreme Humanism, Leadership, and His Compact Guide to...

Mark Graban - December 13, 2022 0

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Katie Anderson Discusses Larry Culp’s AME Keynote And Their Fireside Chat

Mark Graban - November 30, 2022 0

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Jim Benson on The Collaboration Equation, His New Book

Mark Graban - November 16, 2022 0

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Professor John Grout, A Deep Dive On Mistake Proofing And Lean

Mark Graban - November 9, 2022 0

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Gauthier Duval on Kaizen Events, Organizational Development, and “Veryable” Labor

Mark Graban - October 26, 2022 0

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Philip Holt on Leading and Living Lean, With Simplicity

Mark Graban - October 12, 2022 0

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Gerald Harris on Lean Leadership Lessons From Automotive Manufacturing, Consulting, and...

Mark Graban - October 4, 2022 0

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Mark Graban on Five NUMMI Tour Lessons That Still Define Lean ThinkingDecember 18, 2025
A comment on LinkedIn: Great Story!! I worked at NUMMI from 1988 until the plant closed in 2010. I started…
Mark Graban on Stop Comparing MLB Stats Year to Year: A Better Way to See Real TrendsDecember 5, 2025
That's a good point about analytics and "all or nothing" thinking. If defensive alignments and defensive athleticism are so effective…
Mark Graban on Stop Comparing MLB Stats Year to Year: A Better Way to See Real TrendsDecember 5, 2025
Related article about doubles being down again... and a possible countermeasure. The gapper is dead: Who killed the double and…
Mark Graban on Gas Prices and Bad Metrics: Why “Today vs. Last Week” Misleads UsDecember 2, 2025
Today, I heard on the news, "Gas prices are down 6 cents from last week, but are virtually unchanged from…
Mark Graban on AI as a Thought Partner in Kaizen? Small Tests, PDSA Cycles, and Learning Our Way ForwardNovember 13, 2025
Claude comment: I appreciate you sharing this post with me directly, Mark. As an AI system, I find your framing…

How Don Kieffer Applies Toyota Thinking to Modern Knowledge Work

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How to Cut Through Workplace Chaos: Nelson Repenning on Lean, Flow & Dynamic...

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Interviews

Lean Blog Interviews Podcast

CEO Gary Michel On Lean For The Enterprise And The Need...

What A Unicorn Knows: Interview With Authors Matt May & Pablo...

Jody Crane, MD: Lean in Emergency Medicine and Hospitals; 3 Big...

Unlocking The Power Of Kata: Tracy Defoe On Adult Learning, Coaching,...

Billy Taylor on The Winning Link: Defining Strategy, Building Trust, and...

Tom Peters on Extreme Humanism, Leadership, and His Compact Guide to...

Katie Anderson Discusses Larry Culp’s AME Keynote And Their Fireside Chat

Jim Benson on The Collaboration Equation, His New Book

Professor John Grout, A Deep Dive On Mistake Proofing And Lean

Gauthier Duval on Kaizen Events, Organizational Development, and “Veryable” Labor

Philip Holt on Leading and Living Lean, With Simplicity

Gerald Harris on Lean Leadership Lessons From Automotive Manufacturing, Consulting, and...

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