Standardized Work Isn’t the Problem — Our Thinking About It Is
- Lean Basics, Quality Magazine
- March 2, 2026

A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of February 2026. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Good Trouble – Bruce Hamilton describes how “good trouble” in a Lean context refers to employees who challenge the status quo of a Theory X management system—those so-called troublemakers
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of October 2025. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All: Leadership Lessons from Mistakes – Mark Graban shares that shift–from know-it-all to learn-it-all–doesn’t weaken leaders, it makes them stronger, more resilient, and more effective. Transforming
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of May 2025. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Psychological Safety: You get your say, not always your way. – Mark Graban explains that psychological safety doesn’t mean consensus. It doesn’t mean you’ll get your way every time.
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of December 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. WSJ Shows Us a Day in the Life of a Plant Manager — Including Lean Practices – Mark Graban discusses fascinating article about Whirlpool Plant Manage Day in the Life
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of November 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Dark Lean – Christoph Roser explains in order to do good lean, we need to understand why some lean projects are bad 0r, in order for practitioners to reach the
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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of October 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Leadership Failure: How Refusing to Be Wrong Hurts Teams and Innovation – Mark Graban explains true leadership isn’t about projecting infallibility–it’s about fostering a culture where mistakes are seen as
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