Mark Graban — Author, Speaker, Consultant, Coach, Podcaster, and More

Hi, I’m Mark Graban — Helping You Build a Culture of Learning, Improvement, and Excellence

I partner with leaders and organizations who want more than buzzwords—they want real, lasting change.

As an award-winning author, experienced consultant, and engaging speaker, I bring practical, proven approaches that help teams solve meaningful problems, improve continuously, and deliver long-term value to customers, employees, and stakeholders.

My latest book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, shares lessons from real leaders who turned missteps into momentum. It's a guide to building resilient, innovative organizations—supported by the honest stories featured in my podcast, My Favorite Mistake.

What I Bring to You:

Deep expertise in Lean management and continuous improvement across healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
A focus on psychological safety as the foundation for speaking up, learning, and improving together.
Recognized thought leadership: three-time Shingo Publication Award recipient, named to the PEX Network “Top 50 Thought Leaders.”

Ready to Make Meaningful Change?

Whether as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, or hands-on coach, I can help your organization achieve measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale.

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Mark Graban, three-time recipient of the shingo publication award

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The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation

We all make mistakes. What matters is learning from them as individuals, teams, and organizations. A culture of learning from mistakes spurs improvement, innovation, and better business results.

This award-winning book is available now in Paperback, Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook formats!

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“At last! A book about errors, flubs, and screwups that pushes beyond platitudes and actually shows how to enlist our mistakes as engines of learning, growth, and progress. Dive into The Mistakes That Make Us and discover the secrets to nurturing a psychologically safe environment that encourages the small experiments that lead to big breakthroughs.”

Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of DRIVE, WHEN, and THE POWER OF REGRET

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for leaders in organizations of all types and sizes

Learn how to get off of the metrics roller coaster!

STOP REACTING TO NOISE.
START RESPONDING TO SIGNALS.
Measures of Success shows business leaders how

Available in Paperback, Hardcover, and eBook formats.

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Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More -- by Mark Graban (book cover)

“By combining a range of case studies and stories across industries, including many from his own personal experience, with detailed, clear explanations of what Process Behavior Charts are and why they're so effective for managing data, Mark Graban has written a readable, informative book to guide any leader who wants to help an organization achieve true and lasting success. Improvement has been made easier thanks to his work.”
Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way

“My Favorite Mistake” — The Podcast

Host Mark Graban interviews business leaders who share and reflect on a “favorite mistake” from their career — celebrating learning, growth, and progress.

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