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Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Jan 9, 2026

System Design, Psychological Safety, and Why Lean Quotas Fail | Lean Coffee Talk #podcast

Episode page with links and more: http://leanblog.org/coffee6 In this episode of Lean Coffee Talk, Mark Graban and Jamie…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Jan 8, 2026

“Fail Early” Only Works If You Actually Learn #podcastclips

“Fail early, fail often” sounds smart — until it turns into failing without learning. In this clip from My Favorite…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Jan 7, 2026

Fail Fast? Only If You’re Actually Learning

“Fail fast” gets thrown around a lot — but it’s often misunderstood. In this clip from My Favorite Mistake, Jason…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Jan 7, 2026

Psychological Safety Isn’t “Soft” — It Drives Performance & Profit #podcastclips

Psychological safety isn’t a “nice-to-have” — it’s a performance requirement. In this clip, Kathy Miller explains why…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Jan 7, 2026

Kathy Miller on Lean Leadership, Positive Psychology, and Why “More Is Better” in Operations

In this episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, Mark Graban talks with Kathy Miller, a senior operations executive,…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Jan 6, 2026

Stop Searching for Co-Founders — Build It Yourself First

Most startup advice says you must have a co-founder. Jason Sherman disagrees — strongly. In this clip from My Favorite…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Jan 6, 2026

“Respect for People” Isn’t Being Nice — It’s Challenging People to Be Their Best

“Respect for People” is one of the two pillars of the Toyota Way — and it’s often misunderstood. It doesn’t mean being…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Dec 30, 2025

The Christmas Song That Wasn’t: The Thanksgiving Origins of Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells is one of the most recognizable Christmas songs ever written… except it wasn’t written for Christmas at…