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For Episode #480 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast turns the tables, as regular host Mark Graban is interviewed today by a guest host, his friend Paul Critchley.

Paul was previously the host of the New England Lean Podcast and he's been a guest of Mark's in Episode #5 of the Lean Whiskey podcast series.

Today, Paul asks Mark questions about his new book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, the general topic of learning from mistakes, and more.

Questions, Notes, and Highlights:

• What was the origin of the My Favorite Mistake podcast?


• What have you learned from your guests about PDCA / PDSA and learning from mistakes?


• What's your favorite mistake?


• Iterating on improvements and engaging people in that process


• What advice would you give to leaders and managers so they can incorporate a culture that encourages risk takin… that mistakes are okay with psychological safety?


• Saying “I'm sorry” shows strength not weakness


• What'd you wanna be when you were little?


• What inspires you?


• What's one thing nobody knows about you?


• What superpower do you wish you had?

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