Podcast
Lean Blog Interviews
How do we improve our work, lead more effectively, and create better outcomes for the people we serve? In Lean Blog Interviews, I talk with practitioners, leaders, authors, and other guests about Lean management, continuous improvement, and the lessons they have learned along the way. We discuss experiences from healthcare, manufacturing, and other settings, including what worked, what did not, and what others can learn. Hosted by Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals and The Mistakes That Make Us.
How Don Kieffer Applies Toyota Thinking to Modern Knowledge Work
Why do so many Lean efforts fail in offices, engineering, and executive work? In this...
From Firefighting to Flow — Darren Walsh on Lean Leadership Routines That Sustain Results
Why do so many Lean efforts stall after early wins? In this episode, Darren Walsh...
Why Leaders Get Trapped in Firefighting: Nelson Repenning on Lean, Flow, and Work Design
Why do capable leaders spend their days firefighting instead of improving the system? In this...
Why Psychological Safety Is Essential to Quality and Continuous Improvement
In this special bonus episode, Mark Graban and C.J. Kaufman preview the ASQ Cincinnati-Dayton 2025...
Why Caring Cultures Matter in Lean: Psychological Safety, Respect for People, and Sustainable Improvement
Caring cultures are not “soft” extras in Lean–they are foundational. Caroline Greenlee and Chris Butterworth...
Lean Healthcare Leadership: Humility, Psychological Safety, and Sustainable Improvement (with Carlos Scholz)
In this episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, Carlos Scholz discusses Lean healthcare leadership...
Previewing the LPPDE 2025 Conference with Geoff Neiley & Andrew Wagner
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Profitable at Any Price: Lessons from Toyota, Daily Kaizen, and Safer Workplaces with Gregg Stocker
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Dale Lucht on Leadership Habits That Sustain Lean Transformations
In this episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, Dale Lucht reflects on the leadership...
Building Independent, Empowered Teams Through 6 Transformational Leadership Habits, with Cheryl Jekiel
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Coaching Relentless Problem Solvers and Building a Culture of Lean Thinking — Anne Frewin’s Leadership Approach
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Melisa Buie on Lean Culture, Scientific Thinking, and Empowering Engineers
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