Mark Graban | Lean Leadership, Psychological Safety, Continuous Improvement
Author, Speaker, Consultant, Podcaster, Entepreneur - "The Mistakes That Make Us"
Mistake of the Week is a short-form series from My Favorite Mistake that examines real-world mistakes across healthcare, business, and everyday life.
These stories are not about shaming individuals. They are about systems, leadership choices, and the presence or absence of psychological safety. Some mistakes are small and familiar. Others are tragic and irreversible. All of them offer lessons worth learning — if we are willing to look honestly and think systemically.
A devastating hospital mistake in Glasgow was described as “human error,” even as leaders acknowledged that “very rigorous processes” were not followed. In this Mistake of the Week, I examine why …
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Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. What does a failed bank robbery have to do with one of the most cited ideas in psychology? More than you might …
New Year’s resolutions fail far more often than they succeed. In this Mistake of the Week, Mark Graban explores why treating change as a test of willpower—rather than a system design challenge—leads …
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Nick Saban once called a fourth-down decision the “dumbest” mistake of his coaching career—even though his team went on to win the game. In this short solo episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban …
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“Jingle Bells” wasn’t meant to be a Christmas song—and that misunderstanding may be its greatest mistake. Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. Jingle …
A single lab error led to an unnecessary surgery—and revealed how easily systems can fail patients when learning stops. Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main …
