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Change: Desire, Ability, Reason, Need, and Commitment (or That DARNCAT)

Mark Graban - July 18, 2017 3

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Is Calling People “Concrete Heads” the Most Effective Lean Change Strategy?

Mark Graban - April 18, 2017 3

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My Article on Changing How We Think About Change

Mark Graban - April 13, 2017 3

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You Can’t Force Anyone to Change Their Minds or Actions

Mark Graban - December 2, 2015 12

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Better Change Leadership as a Countermeasure to “Resistance to Lean”

Mark Graban - September 22, 2015 12

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More Improvement Requires Less “Change Management”?

Mark Graban - September 12, 2012 14

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When Do You Resort to Firing?

Mark Graban - January 22, 2007 7

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Breaking the MRP Insanity Trap: Jerry Wright on Lean Systems and...

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Lean Failure Explained: When Command-and-Control Leadership Sabotages Success

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Whoa! A.I. Podcast Hosts Discuss “The Mistakes That Make Us”

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Insights from ‘Leading Excellence’: Brad Jevons and Stephen Dargan on Adaptive...

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Understanding Slow Decisions: How “Motivational Interviewing” Can Help at Work

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Mark Graban on Reasons Why Lean Wouldn’t Always Be Easier Just Because You’re in JapanJune 6, 2025
Thanks for commenting. From my understanding, there are Japanese culture advantages and there are also challenges. I think you're right…
Mark Welch on Reasons Why Lean Wouldn’t Always Be Easier Just Because You’re in JapanJune 6, 2025
I remember from Liker and Hoseus’ book Toyota Culture that, among other cultural traits shown in a longitudinal study, two…
Mark Graban on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025
I suspect they think of control charts as a "manufacturing quality" tool, the way GM did even back in 1995…
Eric Budd on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025
Mark, Yes. That is my understanding as well. They used control chart many years ago and I believe still teach…
Mark Graban on Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We Improve (Cincinnati)May 8, 2025
Well said, Eric. I haven't seen evidence in my travels of Toyota using Process Behavior Charts for their metrics, though.

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