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Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Dec 17, 2025

GE CEO Larry Culp: “Tell Me the Bad News” — How Leaders Build Psychological Safety #lean

Culture changes don’t start with posters or slogans. They start with what leaders do when the news is bad. In this…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Dec 17, 2025

Dr. Josh McConkey's 20 Years in the ER: The REAL Causes of the Opioid Crisis #podcastclips

After 20 years in emergency medicine, Dr. Josh McConkey says the opioid epidemic didn’t start in exam rooms — it started…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Dec 16, 2025

Stop Telling Nurses to “Be Brave” — Psychological Safety Is a Leadership Responsibility #lean

In healthcare, we often tell nurses, techs, and frontline staff to “be brave” or say it’s their “professional…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Dec 16, 2025

Boss Ordered Me to Prescribe More Opioids… Then This Happened #podcastclips #emergencymedicine

Emergency physician Dr. Josh McConkey recalls a moment early in his career when a supervisor told him to prescribe…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Dec 15, 2025

From Medicare Fraud to Military Leadership: Dr. McConkey’s Hard-Won Wisdom on Mistakes and Courage

In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, I talk with Dr. Josh McConkey — emergency physician, Air Force Reserve…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Dec 11, 2025

Stop Workplace Bullying — It’s Costing Billions (and Hurting People)

Workplace bullying isn’t just “tough management.” As TV executive Andy Regal explains, it has real human consequences:…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Dec 10, 2025

Boss Yelling? When It’s OK… and When It’s NOT. | Andy Regal on Real vs. Bully Leadership #podcast

Is a boss yelling always bullying? According to TV executive Andy Regal, not necessarily. In this clip, he breaks down…

Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More Dec 8, 2025

Lester Holt’s Calm Response to a Huge Live TV Mistake #podcastclips #leadership #MSNBC

Live TV disaster: On MSNBC, Lester Holt suddenly starts reading last week’s script because a young staffer…