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Lean Blog Audio: Practical Lean Thinking, Psychological Safety, and Continuous Improvement
Lean Blog Audio is a short-form podcast featuring audio versions of articles from LeanBlog.org, written, read, and expanded by Mark Graban. Each episode explores practical Lean thinking, psychological safety, continuous improvement, and leadership—through real-world examples from healthcare, manufacturing, startups, and other complex work environments. Topics include learning from mistakes, reducing fear and blame, improving systems, and using data thoughtfully through tools like Process Behavior
All Episodes
00:11:36
Five NUMMI Tour Lessons That Still Define Lean Thinking
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2025/12/17
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‘The Rock’ Says Getting Lean is Something Anybody Can...
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2025/12/11
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00:12:08
5 Big Lean Questions with Mark Graban: Purpose,...
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2025/12/09
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00:08:19
GE’s Larry Culp: Why Lean Thinking Starts with Safety...
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2025/11/21
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00:06:48
Ghosts, Zombies, and Frankenstein Processes: A Lean...
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2025/10/31
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00:13:12
Leader Standard Work Is About Behavior, Not Just Your...
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2025/10/30
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00:05:52
Coaching vs. Berating: Lessons from Football for...
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2025/10/28
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00:07:33
Almost 17 Years Later: Reflections on Lean Hospitals...
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2025/08/22
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00:08:31
Kakorrhaphiophobia: How Fear of Failure Sabotages...
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2025/07/29
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A Free Resource for Leaders: The Mistake-Smart...
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2025/05/27
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Update on my June 17th Workshop: Improving the Way We...
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2025/05/19
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00:03:19
Psychological Safety: You get your say, not always...
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2025/05/17
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Join Me in Japan: A Lean Healthcare Accelerator...
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2025/05/14
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Safety First: GE Aerospace’s Lynn Facility...
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2025/01/21
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00:11:39
Starting the New Year with Global Leadership...
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2025/01/06
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Lost My iPhone in Tokyo: A Lesson in Japanese...
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2024/12/10
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Ten Years Ago -- In the News Visiting a Japanese Lean...
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2024/12/05
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Surveying the Lean Global Connection Audience on...
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2024/12/03
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Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma”...
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2024/10/29
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Lean Failure Explained: When Command-and-Control...
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2024/10/24
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