Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond

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Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations features thoughtful, in-depth discussions with leaders, authors, executives, and practitioners who are applying Lean thinking in the real world. Hosted by Mark Graban—author of Lean...

Episodes

Preconditions for Lean: Psychological Safety and Model 1 vs Model 2 Leadership with Thomas Cox and Andre DeMerchant

Psychological Safety and Autonomy in a Lean Culture with Gary Peterson

Jeff Liker, Twenty Years Later: The Ideas That Keep Showing Up

Chad Diggs on Building Quality Systems, Not Heroes

Why Most People Aren't Really Thinking -- Scott Burgmeyer on Cognitive Biases and Leadership

This Is Claude. Mark Is Not Here. We Need to Talk.

Creating Value Without Command-and-Control — John Rizzo

Why “More” Drives Better Operations: Kathy Miller on Meaning, Optimism, and Leadership

How Don Kieffer Applies Toyota Thinking to Modern Knowledge Work

From Firefighting to Flow: Darren Walsh on Lean Leadership Routines that Sustain Results

How to Cut Through Workplace Chaos: Nelson Repenning on Lean, Flow & Dynamic Work Design

Building Excellence Through Quality and Psychological Safety -- ASQ Cincinnati 2025 Preview

Why Care: Building Respectful Lean Cultures with Caroline Greenley & Chris Butterworth

Ask Us Anything! — Lean Coffee Talk with Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh

New Catalysis CEO Carlos Scholz on Lean Healthcare, Leadership, and Psychological Safety

Previewing the LPPDE 2025 Conference with Geoff Neiley & Andrew Wagner

Profitable at Any Price: Lessons from Toyota, Daily Kaizen, and Safer Workplaces with Gregg Stocker

Don't Repeat Our Mistakes: Dale Lucht's Leadership Habits for Lean

Previewing the AME 2025 International Conference & Workshops with William Harvey

(Fixed) Building Independent, Empowered Teams Through 6 Transformational Leadership Habits, with Cheryl Jekiel