Lean Whiskey #38: Toasting the U.S. Micro Whiskey of the Year (Glenns Creek OCD… Mark Graban Jan 20, 2023 0 Lean Whiskey Listen: What do you do when you are chosen as Jim Murray's US Micro Whiskey of the Year? You pop in!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Lean Whiskey #35: Going to “Gemba” at Scotch Whisky Distilleries; Work… Mark Graban Oct 14, 2022 0 Lean Whiskey We're tired, but not tired of whisky. A gemba walk will pick us up... Listen: Here is the episode if you!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
A Culture of “Owning Up” to Mistakes at Garrison Brothers Distillery Mark Graban Aug 19, 2021 4 Blog I don't think I shared this episode of "My Favorite Mistake" here, but this was an episode with some people I!-->…
David Meier’s “Favorite Mistakes” at Toyota and His Distillery Mark Graban Aug 15, 2021 0 Blog I don't always share new episodes of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast with you here, but when I do... it's a Lean!-->…
“My Favorite Mistake” Episode #11: Donnis Todd & Dan Garrison Mark Graban Oct 19, 2020 0 Mistake I'm excited that Episode #11 of my new podcast "My Favorite Mistake" is now released! You can listen to it and!-->!-->!-->…
A Lack of Standardized Calendars Contributes to my Scheduling Mistake Mark Graban Jul 8, 2019 7 Blog My wife recently had some work meetings in Louisville, Kentucky and she had a great idea... "Why don't you fly!-->…
The Debut of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast Mark Graban Apr 26, 2019 7 Lean Whiskey I've owned the domain names LeanWhiskey.com and LeanWhisky.com for two years or so. That's not because I was going!-->…
Kaizen in the Garrison Brothers Bourbon Bottle Dipping Process Mark Graban Sep 24, 2018 3 Blog I'm excited that our sold-out "Symposium on Learning Organizations" group will be visiting Toyota's San Antonio…
It’s Exciting to See an “Idea Board” at Buffalo Trace Distillery Mark Graban Jul 5, 2018 1 Blog Thanks to posting about the trip on LinkedIn, I learned that Mike Bukowski is now working for Sazerac, the parent…
Podcast #309 – David Meier, Bourbon and Continuous Improvement Mark Graban Jun 28, 2018 1 Interviews Back on the podcast for the sixth time is my friend David Meier, a Lean / TPS consultant who is a former Toyota…
#TBT with an Update: Kaizen & Culture Clash Between Suntory & Jim Beam? Mark Graban Sep 8, 2016 2 Blog Last year, I wrote a blog post about the intersection of two things I like a lot: Kaizen and whiskey: "Why Kaizen…
Gemba Wine: Variation in Wine Seals and Variation in Customer Needs Mark Graban Aug 21, 2013 7 Blog My wife and I just got back from four days in Napa and Sonoma counties doing, ahem, "gemba walks" at a number of…