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A Lesson From Toyota: Thanking Employees for Pointing Out Problems

Mark Graban - May 16, 2017 4

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

Mark Graban - April 18, 2017 3

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United Flight 3411: Accountability Theater vs. System Fixes

Mark Graban - April 10, 2017 37

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Lessons Ford & the UAW Learned in Japan in 1981 Still...

Mark Graban - February 13, 2017 4

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“The New Lean Hospitals Are Here!”

Mark Graban - June 10, 2016 1

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Continuous Improvement Is Better Than Delayed Perfection (A Mark Twain Lesson)

Mark Graban - January 13, 2016 0

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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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Franciscan Kaizen Video #8: A Hospital Manager Makes Time for Kaizen

Mark Graban - August 13, 2015 0

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Throwback Thursday: Be Lean, not L.A.M.E.

Mark Graban - June 25, 2015 0

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What Lean Six Sigma Gets Wrong About Lean — And Why...

Erwin van der Koogh - April 3, 2015 64

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Great Lean Leader Interview Series at Shmula.com

Mark Graban - September 30, 2014 0

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Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations, on His Book ‘Joy, Inc.’...

Mark Graban - January 2, 2014 2

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William Brew on Kaizen: The Improvement System Most Organizations Talk About but Struggle to PracticeApril 1, 2026
This article talks about Kaizen and its importance in lean thinking. Kaizen is a way of thinking to change for…
William Brew on 9 Ways to Use the AI Lean Coach That You Probably Haven’t TriedApril 1, 2026
Using the lean AI coach can have any positive effects, not only to teach you things, but also how to…
Mark Graban on The ER Wait Time Metric That Can Hide Deteriorating Patient ExperienceApril 1, 2026
Yes, that would be interesting to see. A PBC could be used for each individual patient's wait times, but the…
Danny Dawson on The ER Wait Time Metric That Can Hide Deteriorating Patient ExperienceMarch 31, 2026
It would also be interesting to see the individual wait times plotted on the PBC. What are your thoughts on…
Mark Graban on Toyota vs. Tesla: What Manufacturing Mindsets Reveal About Quality and CultureMarch 31, 2026
Their culture won't change until they get a new CEO someday.

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