This is the first of four video segments with the “godfather of lean” Norman Bodek, President of PCS Press. In these videos, Norman talks about how he got started with learning about Lean in Japan and how he started to…
I’m still experimenting with video podcasting, after my first attempt with Jamie Finchbaugh. LeanBlog Video Podcast #2 is content you may have seen and heard before — the video from Kevin Frieswick and MetroWest Medical Center with the device for…
OK, so here is episode #1 of the “beta” (if you will) LeanBlog Video Podcast. Our guest is our good friend Jamie Flinchbaugh. I guess I’m jumping on the video bandwagon — have you seen the new sample videos from…
Hi everyone — sorry there was no post this morning, my flight home landed at 1 am and I was exhausted this morning, taking it sort of as a vacation day. I have a lot of blogging to catch up,…
Today’s episode, #394, is a little different. I have nine different guests today… not all at once, but sequentially in today’s episode. Many people have started podcasts (or similar projects) during the pandemic. I’ve started two (Habitual Excellence and My…
The first 14 episodes of “Lean Whiskey” have been traditional audio podcasts. Jamie Flinchbaugh and I record them through Zoom and we usually use the video call option even though we have just published audio. For our next episode, we’re…
Here are a few items and thoughts related to "Process Behavior Charts" and my book Measures of Success.
I'll share some charts related to sales of my book about charts and management.
I'll also share an updated article of mine and two podcasts that had me on to talk about the book.
I’ve played around with ChatGPT before (including in a few blog posts), but the advancements in A.I. technologies are pretty breathtaking. I recently tried out the new “Notebook LM” tool from Google. I uploaded a PDF of my latest book,…
TL;DR: Psychological safety is the foundation of continuous improvement. Without it, Lean tools fail, Kaizen stalls, and people stay silent. Leaders must model and reward vulnerability to create cultures where speaking up leads to learning and better results. Here’s part…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #501 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Marcia Daszko, a speaker, workshop facilitator, and consultant. For more than 25 years, she has passionately been speaking, consulting,…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #500 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is me, your usual host Mark Graban. Today, I’m mixing up the format with a solo episode that celebrates 500…
Listen: In Episode 41, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh try a couple experiments, in the spirit of continuous improvement. You’ll first notice that we moved the whiskey talk to the end. The hypothesis here is that some people don’t want…
