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Lean Blog Audio: Practical Lean Thinking, Psychological Safety, and Continuous Improvement
By Mark GrabanBusiness
Lean Blog Audio: Practical Lean Thinking, Psychological Safety, and Continuous Improvement episodes
- The United Flight 3411 Mess, Holding Individuals AccountableI posted this on LinkedIn earlier today and am re-posting as a blog post to get your thoughts... and then, as I writing this, the news about the man being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight went viral.Full title: "The United Flight 3411 Mess, Holding Individuals Accountable vs. Fixing the System [Updates]"16 min
- My Article on Changing How We Think About ChangeAs part of my partnership with Cardinal Health, they have published an article that I wrote on their "Essential Insights" blog: "Changing how we think about change: How healthcare leaders can create a progressive culture"3 min
- The Patient Pays Less, Yet the Surgeon's Paid MoreCan physician-led surgical centers provide lower out-of-pocket prices for patients, along with lower infection rates, and higher compensation for the surgeons? One surgical center in Oklahoma says so...7 min
- Why You Shouldn't Call Yourself "Sensei" Or Make OtherSix Sigma and Lean Sigma has "belts." Some people in Lean call themselves a "sensei." Is that really appropriate? The term is supposed to be situational... it's a term of respect one chooses to use for another person...15 min
- Measures, Incentives, Heart Attack Mortality, DrivingIn this post, I look at the impact (or lack thereof) of targets, rankings, and incentives, when it comes to safe driving or PCI (angioplasty) procedures in a hospital cath lab. Are we improving? How do we know? How do we improve?14 min
- Coming Soon– 4th Revised Ed. of “Lean Hospitals” (April Fool)It's time for another new, revised edition of my book! It was originally published in 2008 as Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction.8 min
- What Reduced this E.D.'s Waiting Times?This article in The Wall Street Journal caught my eye the other day: "Can Tech Speed Up Emergency Room Care?" But, it seems like the real story is process redesign, which is barely mentioned in the story...11 min
- Sad Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article on Auto Supplier SafetyA few of you sent me this article... and you were correct to think I would be interested:"Inside Alabama's Auto Jobs Boom: Cheap Wages, Little Training, Crushed LimbsThe South's manufacturing renaissance comes with a heavy price."10 min
- 10 Years of "L.A.M.E."It's been 10 years since I first wrote about my awkward acronym L.A.M.E. Is it helpful to distinguish between true Lean principles and "Lean As Misguidedly Explained?" Will we see more L.A.M.E. talk and behaviors in the future?10 min
- New Whitepaper: "#Lean for Doctors"Today, I'm happy to share a link to a white paper that I co-authored for Catalysis (formerly the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value).The paper is titled: "Lean for Doctors."Appropriately, the co-authors are two physician leaders you might very well know: Dr. John Toussaint (founder of Catalysis) and Dr. Jack Billi (from the University of Michigan).5 min
About Lean Blog Audio: Practical Lean Thinking, Psychological Safety, and Continuous Improvement
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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 Charts. Episodes often go beyond the original blog post, adding fresh context and reflections.
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