Mark Graban | Lean Leadership, Psychological Safety, Continuous Improvement
Author, Speaker, Consultant, Podcaster, Entepreneur - "The Mistakes That Make Us"
My guest for Episode #344 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Mike Chaput, President and CEO of Endsight. Mike's favorite mistake was making "have a sense of humor" a core company value -- a choice …
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What happens when a CEO loses his eyesight—and becomes a better leader because of it? In this episode, Ray Zinn shares lessons from nearly four decades of leading Micrel Semiconductor, including …
When Maya Ackerman built an AI that tried to do everything, the mistake reshaped how she thinks about creativity. Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. My …
A painful business mistake forced Phillip Cantrell to choose between scrambling to survive—or redesigning his business to scale. Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake …
Continue Reading about How a Near-Collapse Forced a Business Pivot—and Fueled Scalable Growth →
Damon Lembi shares how a costly overexpansion nearly ended Learnit—and how that mistake reshaped his leadership, humility, and commitment to being a true “Learn It All” CEO. Listen: Check …
Jim Schleckser explains how excessive optimism cost him credibility as a leader—and how learning to balance vision with realism changed how he leads CEOs today. Listen: Check out all …
