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Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More May 1, 2026

Why Punishing Failure Kills Innovation -- Dr. Melisa Buie

When organizations punish failure, people stop taking risks. Innovation dies. Curiosity disappears. People move into…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Apr 30, 2026

Why Pre-Mortems Beat Post-Mortems for Project Success -- Dr. Melisa Buie

Dr. Melisa Buie, co-author of "Faceplant: FREE Yourself from Failure's Funk," explains why a pre-mortem is one of the…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Apr 30, 2026

Most Leaders Aren't Thinking -- They're Just Responding to Stimulus

Highlights from my conversation with Scott Burgmeyer, founder and CEO of BecomeMore Group, on the Lean Blog Interviews…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Apr 29, 2026

Why Most Leaders Aren't Really Thinking | Scott Burgmeyer | Lean Blog Interviews

Most people think they're thinking. Scott Burgmeyer says they're mostly just reacting -- and the difference matters more…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Apr 27, 2026

Why "Fail Fast" Falls Flat: Dr. Melisa Buie on Processing Failure Without the Funk

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Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Apr 23, 2026

I Was Almost 18 and Facing a Felony

Before the restaurants, before the finance firm, Joel Steele was a teenager caught up with the wrong crowd - and one…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Apr 21, 2026

$800K in Debt at 24: My Biggest Mistake

Joel Steele set out to build the next nationwide fast food chain. By 24, he was buried in roughly $800,000 of debt and…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Apr 21, 2026

Title: $800K in Debt at 24 and Ready to Give Up | Joel Steele

Joel Steele set out to build the next McDonald's. Instead, by age 24, he was sitting on roughly $800,000 of debt in…