

Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
Mark Graban
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 Hospitals, Measures of Success, and The Mistakes That Make Us—the podcast explores Lean as a management system, a leadership philosophy, and a people-centered approach to continuous improvement.
Episodes span healthcare, manufacturing, startups, technology, and professional services. Guests share candid stories about what actually works—and what doesn’t—when organizations try to improve.
This is not a podcast about chasing tools, jargon, or “Lean theater.” Instead, you’ll hear honest conversations about leadership behaviors, culture, psychological safety, learning from mistakes, and building systems that help people do their best work.
If you believe improvement starts with respect for people—and that better systems beat blaming individuals—this podcast is for you.
Find show notes and all episodes at LeanCast.org.Learn more about Mark Graban at MarkGraban.com.
Hosted by Mark Graban—author of Lean Hospitals, Measures of Success, and The Mistakes That Make Us—the podcast explores Lean as a management system, a leadership philosophy, and a people-centered approach to continuous improvement.
Episodes span healthcare, manufacturing, startups, technology, and professional services. Guests share candid stories about what actually works—and what doesn’t—when organizations try to improve.
This is not a podcast about chasing tools, jargon, or “Lean theater.” Instead, you’ll hear honest conversations about leadership behaviors, culture, psychological safety, learning from mistakes, and building systems that help people do their best work.
If you believe improvement starts with respect for people—and that better systems beat blaming individuals—this podcast is for you.
Find show notes and all episodes at LeanCast.org.Learn more about Mark Graban at MarkGraban.com.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond podcast:

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The Goal
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The 80-20 CEO

#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Beyond the Goal

#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Faceplant
FREE yourself from failure’s funk

#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Toyota Kata
Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The lean turnaround

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Mistakes That Make Us

#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Learning to Lead

#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Jack
Straight from the Gut

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Better thinking, better results
Case Study and Analysis of an Enterprise-Wide Lean Transformation
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The High-Velocity Edge

#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A Two-Second Lean
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Visible Ops
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Measures of Success
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Making Lean and Continuous Improvement Work
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Challenge of Disaster

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Phoenix project
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Lean IT

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Moneyball
The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
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