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Mark Graban - November 20, 2013 3

TL;DR: Understanding Variation by Donald J. Wheeler is the most influential book in my Lean journey. It taught me how to distinguish signal from...

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Mark Graban - November 8, 2013 0

I wrote a piece for Linkedin Influencers as a part of their series about people's first jobs. Read my story about my paper route that...

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Mark Graban - April 24, 2013 4

My first job out of college was at the GM Livonia Engine Plant, starting in 1995. It was not where I wanted to be....

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Mark Graban on GM Spent $90 Billion on Automation — Toyota’s Advantage Was ManagementMay 28, 2026
Great question. Only time will tell. I'm sure many companies are chasing the shiny object by jamming AI into their…
Mark Graban on Why You Can’t Think Your Way to a Root CauseMay 28, 2026
I asked my Lean AI Coach this question: Lean Coach Mark: can we know the root cause of a problem…
otomatisasi on GM Spent $90 Billion on Automation — Toyota’s Advantage Was ManagementMay 25, 2026
Great article, Mark. It’s fascinating how history repeats itself. With the current boom in AI and digital transformation, do you…
Mark Graban on The Magic of Small, Odd Experiments: What Rory Sutherland Can Teach Lean PractitionersMay 17, 2026
Thanks for reading and commenting, Doug. If we don't let employees experiment with "it's the right thing to do" situations,…
Doug Donaldson on The Magic of Small, Odd Experiments: What Rory Sutherland Can Teach Lean PractitionersMay 17, 2026
I love this! I've worked for healthcare organizations that are happy to pursue changes "so long as they have a…

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