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.
Small mistakes don’t usually cause big problems — unless the system lets them. This week’s Mistake of the Week comes from northwest China, where a simple water leak quietly turned an entire street …
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Gold medals, joyful jumps, and ribbons that couldn’t keep up — this week’s Mistake of the Week looks at what happens when celebration meets an under-tested design. Listen: Check out all …
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This Mistake of the Week episode looks at how diesel fuel ended up where it shouldn’t—and what that teaches us about system failures. Mark Graban reflects on why learning and prevention matter more …
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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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